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Entry no.
1961-0030

VOSTOK 2

VOSTOK 2 (NORAD 168) landed on 7 August 1961 over Asia, after 1 day in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
168
International designator
1961-019A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Aug 1961Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
7 Aug 1961Recorded time 07:15 UTC
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.8°N to 64.8°SFinal inclination 64.8°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
Vostok
Programme
Vostok3A

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 50.9°N, 47.0°E at 07:15 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 64.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.8°N and 64.8°S.

Life in orbit

1 day

From the same launch

1961-019
1961-0031SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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