Vostok 1 Landing Area
The published recovery area for Vostok 1, at 51 degrees north, 45 degrees east. ESA records that Yuri Gagarin ejected from Vostok 1 at about seven kilometres altitude and landed under his personal parachute at 08:05 UTC. The empty descent module landed separately in the same recovery area, 26 kilometres southwest of Engels.
Identity
- Name
- Vostok 1 Landing Area
- Region
- ASIA
- Slug
- vostok-1-landing-area
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The published recovery area for Vostok 1, at 51 degrees north, 45 degrees east. ESA records that Yuri Gagarin ejected from Vostok 1 at about seven kilometres altitude and landed under his personal parachute at 08:05 UTC. The empty descent module landed separately in the same recovery area, 26 kilometres southwest of Engels.
- Established Year
- 1,961
- Latitude
- 51
- Location
- 26 km southwest of Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia
- Longitude
- 45
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:47:10 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:47:10 PM