Date
Time UT Sun Azim Sun elev.
(deg) (deg)
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Sputnik-4
1960 May 19 23:46:00
176.2 -18.
1960 May 19 23:52:00
TDU pulse in darkness
Sputnik-5
1960 Aug 20
Exit from eclipse
1960 Aug 20 10:00:00
11.2 0.3 Sun at local horizon
1960 Aug 20 10:12:00
16.4 46.7 8000 km from landing point, retrofire?
1960 Aug 20 11:02:00
Landing
Sputnik-6
1960 Dec 2 06:33:00
38.7 2.1 Sun at local horizon
1960 Dec 2 06:52:00
77.6 50.2 8000 km from landing point, retrofire?
Sputnik-9
1961 Mar 9
Exit from eclipse
1961 Mar 9 07:32:00
45.5 0.3 Sun at local horizon
1961 Mar 9 07:42:00
53.4 27.3 8000 km from landing point, TDU
pulse 42.5 sec
1961 Mar 9 08:09:54
Landing
Sputnik-10
1961 Mar 25
Exit from eclipse
1961 Mar 25 07:01:00
49.3 0.7 Sun at local horizon
1961 Mar 25 07:15:00
51.4 19.5 8000 km from landing point, retrofire?
1961 Mar 25 07:40:48
Landing
Vostok-1
1961 Apr 12
Exit from eclipse
1961 Apr 12 07:17:00?
40.6 1.4 Sun at local horizon
1961 Apr 12 07:25:00
46.0 25.2 Retrofire, TDU pulse 40 sec
1961 Apr 12
Ejection from capsule
1961 Apr 12 07:55:00
Landing of cosmonaut
Vostok-2
1961 Aug 7
Exit from eclipse
1961 Aug 7 06:47:00
39.6 2.2 Sun at local horizon
1961 Aug 7 06:50:00
40.5 11.5 8000 km from landing point, retrofire?
1961 Aug 7 07:11
Landing?
1961 Aug 7 07:18
Landing of cosmonaut
Vostok-3
1962 Aug 15
Exit from eclipse
1962 Aug 15 06:11:00
24.8 3.2 Sun at local horizon
1962 Aug 15 06:24:00
40.0 49.2 Retrofire
1962 Aug 15 06:39:59
Ejection from capsule
1962 Aug 15 06:44:09
Landing of capsule
1962 Aug 15 06:52
Landing of cosmonaut(Initial TASS report said 0655)
Vostok-4
1962 Aug 15
Exit from eclipse
1962 Aug 15 06:17:00
26.5 0.5 Sun at local horizon
1962 Aug 15 06:30:00
40.0 46.0 Retrofire
1962 Aug 15 06:46:33
Ejection from capsule
1962 Aug 15 06:59
Landing of cosmonaut (Initial TASS report said 0701)
Vostok-5
1963 Jun 19
Exit from eclipse
1963 Jun 19 10:22:00
340.5 3.6 Sun at local horizon
1963 Jun 19 10:35:00
327.0 52.4 8000 km from landing point, TDU
pulse 39 sec
1963 Jun 19 10:55:39
Ejection from capsule?
1963 Jun 19 11:06
Landing of cosmonaut
Vostok-6
1963 Jun 19
Exit from eclipse
1963 Jun 19 07:39:00
3.5 2.0 Sun at local horizon
1963 Jun 19 07:54:48
8.9 66.2 Retrofire
1963 Jun 19 08:10:40
Ejection from capsule
1963 Jun 19 08:20
Landing of cosmonaut
According to A Kenden:
retrofire-ejection:16
min
retrofire-cosmonaut
landing:25-29 min
retrofire-capsule landing:20-21
min