Vostok 3 Landing Area
The published recovery area for Vostok 3, at 48 degrees 3 minutes 32 seconds north, 75 degrees 41 minutes 2 seconds east. Andriyan Nikolayev and the Vostok 3 descent module returned in the published recovery area after the first half of the first simultaneous two-spacecraft crewed operation. As on all crewed Vostok flights, the cosmonaut ejected and landed separately under a personal parachute.
Identity
- Name
- Vostok 3 Landing Area
- Region
- ASIA
- Slug
- vostok-3-landing-area
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The published recovery area for Vostok 3, at 48 degrees 3 minutes 32 seconds north, 75 degrees 41 minutes 2 seconds east. Andriyan Nikolayev and the Vostok 3 descent module returned in the published recovery area after the first half of the first simultaneous two-spacecraft crewed operation. As on all crewed Vostok flights, the cosmonaut ejected and landed separately under a personal parachute.
- Established Year
- 1,962
- Latitude
- 48.058889
- Location
- Kazakhstan, about 200 km southeast of Karaganda
- Longitude
- 75.683889
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:47:16 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:47:16 PM