Friday, October 20, 1995

Vostok 5 (Hawk)

  1963-020A


The pilot of Vostok-5, launched in Jun 1963, was Podpol. Valeriy Bykovskiy. The spacecraft ws 3KA No. 7 (Vostok-3A No. 7). After a record 5 day flight, Vostok-5's deorbit engine was ignited to return Bykovskiy to Earth. The Priborniy Otsek was meant to separate 20 seconds after its engine fired, but in fact it did not come loose until ten minutes later. Bykovskiy landed at 53 23 45N 67 36 41E, 540 km northwest of Karaganda in Kazakhstan.

Mass was 4700 kg.


Vostok-5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1963 Jun 14  1158:58  Launch by 8K72K  KB LC1 
 1203  Blok A sep 
 1208 Blok E sep 162 x 209 x 64.97 
1963 Jun 16  1000?  Flyby Vostok-6, 6km 
1963 Jun 19  1039? Deorbit 
 1041?PO failed to sep 
 1049? PO sep (10 min late) 
 1055:39 Pilot ejected 118:56 
 1059  Cabin landed 
 1106  Pilot landed 119:06 

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