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Vostok 4

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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.

Overview

Date / time
August 12, 1962 at 08:02 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
1/5
Mission
Vostok 4
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Vostok-K →
Launch provider
Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1

VOSTOK 4
LEO