Vostok spacecraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:capacity one cosmonaut
gptkbp:communication_system gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:control_system manual and automatic
gptkbp:cooling_system phenolic resin
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:crew gptkb:none
gptkb:Gherman_Titov
gptkb:Andriyan_Nikolayev
gptkb:Valentina_Tereshkova
gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
gptkb:Pavel_Popovich
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:1
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1955
gptkb:Vostok_6
gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:OKB-1
gptkbp:diameter 2.5 m
gptkbp:first_female_in_space gptkb:Valentina_Tereshkova
gptkbp:first_female_spaceflight gptkb:Valentina_Tereshkova
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
August 6, 1963
April 12, 1961
return safely to Earth
carry a human into space
complete an orbital flight
gptkbp:flight_style gptkb:6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vostok spacecraft
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:subsequent_Soviet_space_programs
international space exploration
subsequent Soviet missions
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mercury_program
V-2 rocket technology
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:scientific_experiments
gptkbp:landing_distance gptkb:parachute
gptkbp:launch_date August 6, 1963
April 12, 1961
gptkbp:launch_mass 4,725 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform ground launch
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Vostok_8_K72_K
gptkbp:launched gptkb:6
gptkbp:length 4.5 m
gptkbp:life_support_system oxygen and CO2 scrubbers
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:mission gptkb:5
gptkb:Moscow
gptkb:Vostok_6
gptkbp:mission_duration up to 10 days
1 hour 48 minutes
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:navigation_system
gptkb:health_services
gptkb:reentry_capsule
gptkb:launch_escape_system
gptkb:photography
thermal protection system
temperature control system
spherical shape
parachute recovery system
radio communication with ground control
emergency systems
orbital maneuvering system
stabilization fins
automatic stabilization system
crew cabin design
ejection seat for crew escape
recovery parachute system
reentry trajectory control
scientific instruments on board
single-use design
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Vostok_6
gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkbp:operational_period 1961 to 1963
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 200 to 300 km
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 65 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period about 90 minutes
gptkbp:power_source gptkb:battery
silver-zinc batteries
gptkbp:recovery_method parachute landing
water landing
gptkbp:significance first crewed space program
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:capsule
gptkbp:speed 28,000 km/h
ballistic
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Voshkod_spacecraft
gptkbp:weight 4,725 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soyuz_spacecraft
gptkb:Vostok_program
gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4