Launch Vostok 1
launch of vostok 1
06:07 ut launch occurred baikonur cosmodrome site no.1. korolev radioed, preliminary stage..... intermediate..... main..... lift off! wish flight. right. gagarin replied, let s go! (poyekhali!).
06:09 ut (t+ 119 s) 4 strap-on boosters of vostok rocket used last of propellant , dropped away core vehicle.
06:10 ut (t+ 156 s) payload shroud covering vostok 1 released, uncovering window @ gagarin s feet, optical orientation device vzor (lit. or glance ).
06:12 ut (t+ 300 s) rocket core stage used propellant , fell away capsule , final rocket stage. final rocket stage ignited.
06:13 ut gagarin reported, ...the flight continuing well. can see earth. visibility good.... see everything. there s amount of space under cumulus cloud cover. continue flight, good.
06:14 ut vostok 1 passed on central russia. gagarin reported, working well. systems working. let s keep going!
06:15 ut 3 minutes burn of final rocket stage, gagarin radioed, zarya-1, zarya-1 , can t hear well. feel fine. m in spirits. m continuing flight... vostok 1 started move out of radio range of baikonur ground station.
06:17 ut rocket final stage shut down , vostok 1 reached orbit. ten seconds later rocket separated capsule.
^ hall , shayler, p.150
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