Status
Success
Vostok 1
Launch Time
Wed Apr 12, 1961 06:07 UTC
Wed Apr 12, 1961 06:07 UTC
Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to orbit the Earth. First crewed flight in history.
Rocket
Mission Details
Vostok 1
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,725.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1961
14th orbital launch attempt
Vostok
17th mission
3rd mission of 1961
8th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission