Vostok 6
Vostok 6 was the Soviet Vostok spacecraft flown by Valentina Tereshkova in June 1963. Spacefacts identifies the spacecraft as Vostok 6, 3A 3KA No. 8; like other crewed Vostok vehicles, it used a spherical descent module and required the cosmonaut to eject and land separately by parachute after reentry.
Identity
- Aliases
- Vostok 6Vostok 3KA No. 83KA No. 8
- Name
- Vostok 6
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Vostok 6 was the Soviet Vostok spacecraft flown by Valentina Tereshkova in June 1963. Spacefacts identifies the spacecraft as Vostok 6, 3A 3KA No. 8; like other crewed Vostok vehicles, it used a spherical descent module and required the cosmonaut to eject and land separately by parachute after reentry.
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_6
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 02:21:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 19:08:08 UTC
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1963-06-16
- Last Flight Date
- 1963-06-19
- Serial Number
- 3KA No. 8
- Vehicle Code
- Vostok 6