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Voskhod (: sunrise) may refer to:
- Voskhod programme, the Soviet programme of human spaceflight
- Voskhod (spacecraft), a spacecraft used in the Voskhod programme
- Voskhod (rocket), a rocket that was used to launch Voskhod spacecraft
- Voskhod, Russia, several rural localities in Russia
- Voskhod, Yalta Municipality, an urban-type settlement in Crimea, disputed between Ukraine and Russia
- Voskhod motorcycle, a brand of motorcycle
- Voskhod (hydrofoil), a class of hydrofoil boat built in Ukraine
- Voskhod (magazine), a periodical published in 1881–1906 in the Russian Empire
The Voskhod (, "Sunrise") was a spacecraft built by the Soviet Union's space program for human spaceflight as part of the Voskhod programme. It was a development of and a follow-on to the Vostok spacecraft. Voskhod 1 was used for a three manned flight whereas Voskhod 2 had a crew of two. They consisted of a spherical descent module (diameter 2.3 meters), which housed the astronauts, and instruments, and a conical equipment module (mass 2.27 tonnes, 2.25 m long, 2.43 m wide), which contained propellant and the engine system. Voskhod was superseded by the Soyuz spacecraft in 1967.
The Voskhod rocket (, "ascent", "dawn") was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. It consisted of the Molniya 8K78M third stage minus the Blok L. In 1966, all R-7 variants were equipped with the uprated core stage and strap-ons of the Soyuz 11A511.
All 11A57s launched after 1965 were functionally an 11A511 without the Soyuz's payload shroud and launch escape system. Around 300 were flown from Baikonur and Plesetsk through 1976 (various payloads, but Zenith PHOTINT satellites were the most common). The newer 11A511U core had been introduced in 1973, but the existing stock of 11A57s took another three years to use up.
Voskhod (English: Dawn) was a Russian-Jewish periodical in the Russian Empire. It was published in St. Petersburg from 1881 to 1906.