Vostok-K | Vostok 2
Soviet Space Program · Vostok-K · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 26th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 119th orbital launch attempt
August 6, 1961Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 6, 06:00 – Aug 6, 06:00 UTC
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Vostok 2
The second crewed space launch carrying the Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov to orbit. The mission lasted 25 hours and 18 minutes and completed 17.5 orbits. He remains the youngest person to reach space, being a month short of 26 at the time of the launch.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Gherman TitovPilot · RFSA
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