Vostok (spacecraft)

Vostok
Model of Vostok 3KA spacecraft with third stage of launcher.
ManufacturerOKB-1
DesignerSergei Korolev
Country of originSoviet Union
OperatorOKB-1
ApplicationsSingle-pilot Earth orbit
Specifications
Crew capacity1
Dimensions2.43 meters (8.0 ft) diameter x 4.55 meters (14.9 ft) long
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Production
StatusRetired
Launched13
Retired9
Failed2
Lost2
Maiden launch15 May 1960
Korabl-Sputnik 1
Last launch16 June 1963
Vostok 6
Related spacecraft
DerivativesFoton
Voskhod
Zenit
Bion
Configuration

Voskhod

Vostok (Russian: Восток, translated as "East") was a class of single-pilot crewed spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

The Vostok programme made six crewed spaceflights from 1961 through 1963. This was followed in 1964 and 1965 by two flights of Vostok spacecraft modified for up to three pilots, identified as Voskhod. By the late 1960s, these were replaced with Soyuz spacecraft, which are still used as of 2023.