Vostok 6

Codename · Chayka

Launch

June 16, 1963

9:29:00 AM UTC

Landing

June 19, 1963

8:20:00 AM UTC

Duration

3 days

Mission elapsed

Crew

1 astronaut

Aboard at insertion

Mission summary

Solo mission flown by Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Vostok 6 completed 48 orbits of Earth in nearly three days of flight.

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

Valentina Tereshkova

Soviet

pilot