1960 · Soviet Space Program
Korabl'-Sputnik-1
successVostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1
Korabl-Sputnik was the first test flight of the Vostok programme and the first Vostok spacecraft.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 15, 1960 at 12:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- Korabl'-Sputnik-1
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit