Vostok (spacecraft)
Vostok (Russian: Восток, translated as "East") was a class of single-pilot crewed spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Model of Vostok 3KA spacecraft with third stage of launcher. | |||
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designer | Sergei Korolev | ||
| Country of origin | Soviet Union | ||
| Operator | OKB-1 | ||
| Applications | Single-pilot Earth orbit | ||
| Specifications | |||
| Bus | Zenit | ||
| Crew capacity | 1 | ||
| Dimensions | 2.43 meters (8.0 ft) diameter x 4.55 meters (14.9 ft) long | ||
| Regime | Low Earth orbit | ||
| Production | |||
| Status | Retired | ||
| Built | 10+ | ||
| Retired | June 19, 1963 | ||
| Maiden launch | May 15, 1960 | ||
| Related spacecraft | |||
| Derivatives | Foton Voskhod | ||
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The Vostok programme made six crewed spaceflights from 1961 through 1963. This was followed in 1964 and 1965 by two flights of Vostok spacecraft modified for up to three pilots, identified as Voskhod. By the late 1960s, these were replaced with Soyuz spacecraft, which are still used as of 2023.
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