Voskhod 2
Mission overview
Voskhod 2 was the mission on which Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk.
Mission data
Identity and engineering data from Wikidata (type-verified match · Q722791) · launch date 1965-03-18 confirmed
| International designator | 1965-022A | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Operator | Soviet space program | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Manufacturer | S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Launch mass | 5,682 kg | Wikidata · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- International designator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P247 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Operator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P137 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Manufacturer: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P176 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Launch mass: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P2067 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
Sourced from Wikidata (community-maintained structured data, whose statements link to their own citations where provided); each value carries its Wikidata QID. A field with conflicting Wikidata values is omitted. Launch date is used only to cross-check the catalogue, never to override it. Fields Wikidata did not provide, or where conflicting values exist, are omitted, never invented.
Outcome & discoveries
Leonov completed the first extravehicular activity, lasting about 12 minutes.
Mission profile
Crew
Knowledge connections
- Operated byRoscosmos
- Part of programVoskhod program
- Launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome
- Mission includesAlexei Leonov
- Mission includesFirst spacewalk — Alexei Leonov
- Associated withLeonov Makes the First Spacewalk
- Associated withFirst Spacewalk
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos
Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.