August 6, 1961 6:00 am
Vostok 2
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Vostok
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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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.
Launch Overview
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06:00 UTC
Window Close
06:00 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 6, 1961 · 06:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Soviet Space Program
Payload
Vostok 2
Rocket
Vostok
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Soviet Space Program
1/5
Launch Overview
Window Open
06:00 UTC
Window Close
06:00 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 6, 1961 · 06:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Pad
1/5
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Soviet Space Program
Payload
Vostok 2
Rocket
Vostok
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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