Vostok () refers to

east East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...

in Russian but may also refer to:

Spaceflight

Vostok programme The Vostok programme ( ; rus, Восток, p=vɐˈstok, a=ru-восток.ogg, t=East) was a Soviet human spaceflight project to put the first Soviet cosmonauts into low Earth orbit and return them safely. Competing with the United States P ...

, Soviet human spaceflight project *

Vostok (spacecraft) Vostok (, translated as "East") was a class of single-pilot crewed spacecraft built by the Soviet Union. The first human spaceflight was accomplished with Vostok 1 on Cosmonautics Day, April 12, 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The Vost ...

, a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union *

Vostok (rocket family) Vostok (Russian: Восток, translated as "East") was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme. This family of rockets launched the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1 ...

, family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme *

Vostok (crater) ''Opportunity (rover), Opportunity'' is a robotic rover (space exploration), rover that was active on the planet Mars from 2004 to 2018. Launched on July 7, 2003, ''Opportunity'' landed on Mars' Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, at 05:05 ...

, a crater explored by the Mars rover Opportunity *

Vostok 1 Vostok 1 (, ) was the first spaceflight of the Vostok programme and the first human spaceflight, human orbital spaceflight in history. The Vostok 3KA space capsule was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 12 April 1961, with Soviet astronaut, c ...

, the first human spaceflight

Places

Vostok Island Vostok Island is an uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, part of the Line Islands belonging to Kiribati. Other names for the island include Anne Island, Bostock Island, Leavitts Island, Reaper Island, Wostock Island or Wostok I ...

, located in the south of Kiribati's Line Islands * Uschod (Minsk Metro) (Russian name ''Vostok''), a station of Minsk Metro, Minsk, Belarus * Vostok Rupes, a mountain chain on planet Mercury

Antarctica

* Cape Vostok, the west extremity of the Havre Mountains and the northwest extremity of Alexander Island *

Vostok Station Vostok Station (, , ) is a Russian research station in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Founded by the Soviet Union in 1957, the station lies at the southern Pole of Cold, with the lowest reliably measured natural temperature on ...

, Russian (originally Soviet) Antarctic research station *

Lake Vostok Lake Vostok () is the largest of Antarctica's 675 known subglacial lakes. Lake Vostok is located at the southern Pole of Cold, beneath Russia's Vostok Station under the surface of the central East Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is at above mean se ...

, a subglacial lake located beneath Vostok Station * Vostok Subglacial Highlands, an east extension of Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains

Russia

* Vostok (inhabited locality), several inhabited localities * Vostok Bay, bay in south Primorsky Krai

Organizations

Vostok watches Vostok Watch Makers, Inc. (; literally meaning "East") is a Russian watch brand and manufacturer based in Chistopol, Tatarstan, Russia. The company produces mainly ruggedized mechanical watches, namely the ''Komandirskie'' and ''Amfibia'' models. ...

, a brand of watch made in Chistopol, Tatarstan, Russia *

Vostok motorcycles Vostok () refers to east in Russian but may also refer to: Spaceflight * Vostok programme, Soviet human spaceflight project * Vostok (spacecraft), a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union * Vostok (rocket family), family of rockets derived ...

, a motorcycle company, participant in 1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season * Vostok Gas, a Bermuda-based oil and gas investment company * Vostok Games, a Ukrainian game developer * Special Battalion ''Vostok'', a Chechen military unit

Sport

Vostok Arsenyev Vostok () is a bandy club in Arsenyev, Russia. The club was founded in 1953, has earlier been playing in the Russian Bandy Super League, the top-tier of Russian bandy, and now plays in Russian Bandy Supreme League. The home games are played at Stad ...

, a Russian bandy club *

FC Vostok FC Vostok (, ''Vostok Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh football club from Öskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), and a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League in 1992. The club's best finish in the league was 5th place in 1997 and again in 1998. ...

, a Kazakhstani football club

Fictional entities

Valentina Vostok Valentina Vostok is a fictional character by DC Comics. She first appeared in '' Showcase'' #94 (August 1977), and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton. In live-action, Valentina Vostok made her debut in the first season of the CW Arrowv ...

, a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by DC Comics * Vostok, a member of the fictional superhero team

Soviet Super-Soldiers The Soviet Super-Soldiers () are a fictional team of super heroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #258 (April 1981). The team's storylines are a reflection ...

, which appears in Marvel Comics * Vostok-X, a member of the fictional superhero team

Aquaman Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...

and the Others, which appears in DC Comics

Other uses

* ''Vostok'' (sloop-of-war), an 1818 ship of Faddey Bellingshausen during the First Russian Antarctic Expedition *

Vostok traverse The Vostok traverse was a 3000 kilometre four-month trip across Antarctica undertaken by ANARE the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in 1962. Using two bright red painted 1943 World War II M29 Weasel tracked vehicles and two 1950 D ...

, a 1962 Australian expedition across Antarctica *

Exercise Vostok Vostok exercise ('Exercise East') is a series of Soviet Union and Russian Federation military exercises. They are conducted by the Russian Armed Forces every four years in the eastern part of the country. The exercises include: * Vostok 2010, hel ...

, Russian military exercises, similar to Exercise Zapad