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Soviet Space ProgramVostok-K1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Vostok 5
Launched
June 14, 1963
Summary
Vostok 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok-K from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 14, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 61st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 253rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Vostok-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Vostok-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 210 km orbit inclined 64.9°. One crew member flew: Valery Bykovsky. The spacecraft was Vostok-3KA No.7 (Vostok-3KA No.7). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Vostok-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 61st launch12th this yearhumanity's 253rd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Valery BykovskyPilot · RFSA · age 28 · first flight
Spacecraft
Vostok-3KA No.7 (Vostok-3KA No.7)
Vostok 5 was a Vostok spacecraft which launched on 14 June 1963 11:58:58 UTC. It transported one cosmonaut to Low Earth Orbit. The crew was Valery Bykovsky.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 4 days 23 hours
The Vostok spacecraft successfully touched down after a 4 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes flight.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Vostok-5 · NORAD 591 · 1963-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-020A
- Epoch
- 1963-06-14 22:08:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.32704595 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026144
- Inclination
- 64.8616°
- Ascending node
- 116.0179°
- Arg. of perigee
- 75.715°
- Mean anomaly
- 284.5751°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Vostok-5 · NORAD 591 · landed June 19, 1963
Vostok 8K72 No. 24 Stage 3 · re-entered June 16, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Vostok 5 was a joint mission with Vostok 6 which launched two days after Vostok 5. The capsule was piloted by Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky. The mission was intended to last 8 days, but the capsule returned to Earth just after 5 due to a lower then intended orbit and solar flare activity. The mission began on 14 June 1963, 11:58:58 UTC and ended on 19 June 1963, 11:06 UTC.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 49th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Vostok 5 launch?
Vostok 5 launched on June 14, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vostok 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vostok 5?
Vostok-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok-K spec sheet
Where did Vostok 5 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Vostok 5 reach?
Vostok-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 210 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
Which program is Vostok 5 part of?
Vostok. About Vostok