Vostok 6

Vostok 6 (Russian: Восток-6, Orient 6 or East 6) was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space.

Vostok 6
The Vostok 6 capsule in a museum display (2016)
OperatorSoviet space program
COSPAR ID1963-023A
SATCAT no.595
Mission duration2 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes
Orbits completed48
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftVostok-3KA No.8
ManufacturerExperimental Design Bureau OKB-1
Launch mass4,713 kilograms (10,390 lb)
Crew
Crew size1
MembersValentina Tereshkova
CallsignЧайка (Chayka - "Seagull")
Start of mission
Launch date16 June 1963, 09:29:52 (1963-06-16UTC09:29:52Z) UTC
RocketVostok-K 8K72K
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date19 June 1963, 08:20 (1963-06-19UTC08:21Z) UTC
Landing site53.209375°N 80.80395°E / 53.209375; 80.80395
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00365
Perigee altitude164 kilometres (102 mi)
Apogee altitude212 kilometres (132 mi)
Inclination65.09 degrees
Period88.25 minutes
Epoch16 June 1963, 05:36:00 UTC

Valentina Tereshkova, first female cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, 1969.
Vostok program
Crewed flights
 
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