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Vostok 2

successVostok-K | Vostok 2

The second crewed space launch carrying the Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov to orbit. The mission lasted 25 hours and 18 minutes and completed 17.5 orbits. He remains the youngest person to reach space, being a month short of 26 at the time of the launch.

Overview

Date / time
August 6, 1961 at 06:00 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
1/5
Mission
Vostok 2
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Vostok-K →
Launch provider
Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1

VOSTOK 2
LEO