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Space mission · Roscosmos

Vostok 6

ExplorationCompletedLaunched 1963-06-16

Mission overview

Vostok 6 carried Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space.

Outcome & discoveries

Tereshkova completed 48 orbits over nearly three days.

Mission profile

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Crew

Valentina Tereshkova

Knowledge connections

Operated byRoscosmos
Part of programVostok program
Launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome
Mission includesValentina Tereshkova
Associated withTereshkova Becomes the First Woman in Space
Associated withFirst Woman in Space

Mission	Type	Agency	Launch	Status
Vostok 1Low Earth orbit	Crewed orbital	Roscosmos	1961-04-12	Completed

Sources

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RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos
Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.