Soviet Space Program Vostok 8K72 Korabl'-Sputnik-2

Vostok 8K72

Status

Success

Date

19 AUG 1960

08:44

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

A test of the Vostok capsule which carried dogs Belka and Stelka (amonst other animals) the flight was successful and all animals were recovered successfully.

Rocket

Vostok 8K72

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.

Height

30.84 m

Diameter

2.99 m

Launch Mass

281 T

Thrust

3,873 kN