Status
Success
Vostok 2
Launch Time
Sun Aug 06, 1961 06:00 UTC
Sun Aug 06, 1961 06:00 UTC
Second crewed spaceflight in history.
Rocket
Mission Details
Vostok 2
There was considerable debate prior to this launch as to whether the mission should exceed 3-6 orbits, and due to recovery logistics if it was more it had to be a full 24 hours. Ultimately they went for a 24-hour mission.
Gherman Titov was the pilot on this mission. At first he experienced some nausea and vomited upon eating his first meal, which was the first instance of what is now known as space adaptation syndrome.
Titov took pictures and videos from orbit, the first time this had been done manually from orbit.
He landed the next day by ejecting from his capsule and parachuting, just like Gagarin.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,731.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1961
27th orbital launch attempt
Vostok
18th mission
4th mission of 1961
9th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission