Vostok capsule

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 1-3 days
gptkbp:communication_system gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:control_system manual and automatic
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
extensive
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:1
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1963
gptkbp:design_influence gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkbp:design_purpose gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:diameter 2.3 meters
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Vostok_6
gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkb:Yes
August 6, 1963
April 12, 1961
gptkbp:flight_style gptkb:6
gptkbp:historical_significance first crewed spaceflight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vostok capsule
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:future_space_missions
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mercury_capsule
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent Soviet spacecraft
gptkbp:inspired international space exploration
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:launch_date April 12, 1961
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Vostok_rocket
gptkbp:launched gptkb:6
gptkbp:legacy pioneering human spaceflight technology
gptkbp:length 4.5 meters
gptkbp:life_support_system oxygen and CO2 scrubbers
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:OKB-1
gptkbp:mass 4,700 kg
gptkbp:notable_achievement first orbital flight of a human
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:first_human_in_space
gptkbp:notable_feature spherical shape
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Soviet_space_agency
gptkbp:operational_period 1961-1963
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 200-300 km
27,400 km/h
gptkbp:power_source batteries
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:parachute
gptkbp:reentry_heat_shield ablative
gptkbp:safety_features parachute recovery system
gptkbp:speed 28,000 km/h
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Voshkod_capsule
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:scientific_experiments
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4