Korabl'-Sputnik-1 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

15 May 1960, 12:00am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

1/5

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Vostok 8K72

Spacecraft Stage

Vostok

Mission

Korabl'-Sputnik-1

Mission Type

Test Flight

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Korabl-Sputnik was the first test flight of the Vostok programme and the first Vostok spacecraft.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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