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Spacecraft "Voskhod-1"


BRIEFLY ABOUT SPACECRAFT
Registration number 1964-065A / 00904
Time and date of launch (UTC) 07h.30m.01s.   October 12, 1964
Launch site Baikonur, LC 1
Launch vehicle Voskhod
Spacecraft mass (kg) 5320
Orbital parameters:
   - inclination (degrees) 64.7
   - period (minutes) 89.6
   - perigee (km) 178
   - apogee (km) 336
Time and date of landing (UTC) 07h.47m.04s.   October 13, 1964
Place of landing 312 km NE of Kustanay (Kazakhstan)
Duration 1d.00h.17m.03s.
Distance (km) 669.8 thousand
Number of revolutions around Earth 16
Summary First space crew of 3 man. First fly without spacesuits.



CREW
Ord.
num.
Status Main Backup Reserved
1 Cdr Komarov, Vladimir Mikhailovich Volynov, Boris Valentinovich
2 RSc Feoktistov, Konstantin Petrovich Katys, Georgi Petrovich
3 PhA Yegorov, Boris Borisovich Sorokin, Aleksey Vasilyevich Lazarev, Vasili Grigoryevich
Call sign Rubin (Ruby)


TIMELINE
Date Time (UTC) Spaceship's revo-
lution number
Explanation
Oct 12, 1964 07:30:01 1 Lift-off spacecraft "Voskhod-1"   (crew: Komarov,   Feoktistov,   Yegorov ). 3 astronauts first are in the orbit at the same time!
Oct 13, 1964 07:08:56 16 Deorbit burn of spacecraft "Voskhod-1"   (crew: Komarov,   Feoktistov,   Yegorov ).
Oct 13, 1964 07:47:04 17 Landing of spacecraft "Voskhod-1"   (crew: Komarov,   Feoktistov,   Yegorov ).

Sources:
  Mission Control Center (TsUP) from 2007
  CBS News
  Spaceflight now
  Alexander Zheleznyakov
  journal "Novosti Kosmonavtiki" ("News of Cosmonautics") from 1993 till our time
  journal "Kosmonavtika, astronomiya" ("Cosmonautics, astronomy") 1983-1991 years
  book "Evolution of vehicle-creating and cosmonautics in the USSR" by Valentin P. Glushko, Moscow, 1987
  Jonathan's Space Report
  and many other people and editions
  


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