June 14, 1963 at 11:58 AM UTC
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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June 14, 1963 at 11:58 AM UTC
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · 45.9200, 63.3420
Vostok 5 was a joint mission with Vostok 6 which launched two days after Vostok 5. The capsule was piloted by Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky. The mission was intended to last 8 days, but the capsule returned to Earth just after 5 due to a lower then intended orbit and solar flare activity. The mission began on 14 June 1963, 11:58:58 UTC and ended on 19 June 1963, 11:06 UTC.
R-7 · K
Height
30.84 m
Diameter
2.99 m
LEO capacity
4,725 kg
Successful launches
11
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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