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Vostok-K | Vostok 4

August 12, 1962 at 8:02 AM UTC

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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August 12, 1962 at 8:02 AM UTC

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9200, 63.3420

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Vostok-K
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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August 12, 1962 at 8:02 AM UTC
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August 12, 1962 at 8:02 AM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 8:42 AM UTC

Mission description

Vostok 4 was launched a day after Vostok 3 and it carried cosmonaut Pavel Popovich to orbit. While the mission is considered a success it had several issues, a malfunction in the life-support systems caused the cabin temp drop to 10C but Popovich continued the mission, the big issue came when he mentioned seeing thunderstorms. He saw actual thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico but mission control thought Popovich had said a codeword for early mission ending and the mission was cut a day short. He completed 48 orbits and the mission lasted 2 days, 22 hours & 56 minutes.

Vehicle

Vostok-K

R-7 · K

Height

30.84 m

Diameter

2.99 m

LEO capacity

4,725 kg

Successful launches

11

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

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