Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:54:00
Saturday March 25, 1961
Exact same mission profile as Korabl-Sputnik 4, with a dog named Zvezdochka. A complete success, the last step in getting approval to launch the first human in the Vostok rocket and spacecraft.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
4,695 kilograms
16th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1961
24th
Mission
4th
Mission of 1961
10th
Orbital launch attempt