Vostok 1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

06:07:00

Wednesday April 12, 1961

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to orbit the Earth. First crewed flight in history.

Vostok 1

Wiki

Yuri Gagarin performed the first crewed orbital spaceflight in history. His flight consisted of a single orbit around Earth which skimmed the upper atmosphere at 169 kilometers (91 nautical miles) at its lowest point. The flight took 108 minutes from launch to landing. Gagarin parachuted to the ground separately from his capsule after ejecting at 7 km (23,000 ft) altitude.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

4,725 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Vostok

Active 1958 to 1964

OKB-1 logo

Manufacturer

OKB-1

Rocket

Height: 38.36m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,730 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,570 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.58m

Height: 6.74m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

Site 1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

23 hr 32 min

Stats

Vostok


17th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1961

OKB-1


25th

Mission

5th

Mission of 1961

1961


14th

Orbital launch attempt