Vostok 1

Codename · Kedr

Launch

April 12, 1961

6:07:00 AM UTC

Landing

April 12, 1961

7:55:00 AM UTC

Duration

1 days

Mission elapsed

Crew

1 astronaut

Aboard at insertion

Mission summary

The first human spaceflight in history. Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth once aboard the Vostok 1 capsule, opening the door to crewed exploration of space.

Operator

Roscosmos

Russia · est. 1992

The Russian state corporation responsible for the space flight and cosmonautics program of the Russian Federation, inheriting the legacy of the Soviet space program.

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Crew manifest

Aboard

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet

pilot