Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
The first crewed space launch & the first orbital launch. It carried the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who completed 1 orbit before safely re-entering the atmosphere, he ejected from his capsule at an altitude of 7 km in order to parachute safely to the ground. The mission lasted 108 minutes.
Details
Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Wed, Apr 12, 1961, 06:07
Weather
Pro