Vostok-K | Vostok 4
Soviet Space Program · Vostok-K · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soviet Space Program's 37th launch · 10th this year · humanity's 187th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 12, 08:02 – Aug 12, 08:02 UTC
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Vostok 4
Vostok 4 was launched a day after Vostok 3 and it carried cosmonaut Pavel Popovich to orbit. While the mission is considered a success it had several issues, a malfunction in the life-support systems caused the cabin temp drop to 10C but Popovich continued the mission, the big issue came when he mentioned seeing thunderstorms. He saw actual thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico but mission control thought Popovich had said a codeword for early mission ending and the mission was cut a day short. He completed 48 orbits and the mission lasted 2 days, 22 hours & 56 minutes.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pavel PopovichPilot · RFSA
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