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Spacecraft "Vostok-6"
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Spacecraft "Vostok-6"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT SPACECRAFT |
| Registration number | 1963-023A / 00595 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 09h.29m. June 16, 1963 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, LC 1 |
| Launch vehicle | Vostok-K |
| Spacecraft mass (kg) | 4713 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 64.95 |
| - period (minutes) | 88.30 |
| - perigee (km) | 180.9 |
| - apogee (km) | 231.1 |
| Time and date of cosmonaut's landing (UTC) | 08h.20m. June 19, 1963 |
| Place of landing | 620 km NE of Karaganda (53.28 N; 80.41 E) |
| Duration for cosmonaut | 2d.22h.50m. |
| Distance (km) | 1.971 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 48 |
| Summary | Collective but separate fly with "Vostok-5" . First woman-astronaut of the world. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Plt | (w) Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna | (w) Solovyeva, Irina Bayanovna | (w) Ponomareva, Valentina Leonidovna |
| Call sign | Chaika (Seagull) | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Jun 16, 1963 | 09:29:51 | 1 | Lift-off spacecraft "Vostok-6" (crew: Tereshkova ). |
| Jun 19, 1963 | ? | 48 | Deorbit burn of spacecraft "Vostok-6" (crew: Tereshkova ). |
| Jun 19, 1963 | 08:11 | 48 | Landing of spacecraft "Vostok-6" (without cosmonaut). |
| Jun 19, 1963 | 08:20 | 49 | Landing of Tereshkova. |
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