Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1
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May 15, 1960, midnight - May 15, 1960, midnight
Instantaneous launch window.
May 15, 1960, midnight - May 15, 1960, midnight
Korabl-Sputnik was the first test flight of the Vostok programme and the first Vostok spacecraft.
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.
First Vostok spacecraft. The 1P variant was not designed to be recovered from orbit.
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