Vostok 1
Mission overview
Vostok 1 carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight, a single orbit of the Earth.
Mission data
Identity and engineering data from Wikidata (type-verified match · Q182524) · launch date 1961-04-12 confirmed
| International designator | 1961-012A | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Operator | Soviet space program | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Manufacturer | S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Launch mass | 4,725 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
Gagarin became the first human in space and to orbit the Earth.
Mission profile
Crew
Knowledge connections
- Operated byRoscosmos
- Part of programVostok program
- Launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome
- Mission includesYuri Gagarin
- Associated withGagarin Becomes the First Human in Space
- Associated withFirst Human in Space
Related missions
| Mission | Type | Agency | Launch | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vostok 6 | Crewed orbital | Roscosmos | 1963-06-16 | Completed |
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos
Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.