Korabl-Sputnik 2
Soviet artificial satellite launched in 1960; first to send animals into orbit and return safely / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Korabl-Sputnik 2[2] (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 2, lit. 'Ship-Satellite 2'), also known as Sputnik 5 in the West,[3] was a Soviet artificial satellite, and the third test flight of the Vostok spacecraft. It was the first spaceflight to send animals into orbit and return them safely back to Earth, including two Soviet space dogs, Belka and Strelka. Launched on 19 August 1960, it paved the way for the first human orbital flight, Vostok 1, which was launched less than eight months later.
Quick Facts Mission type, Harvard designation ...
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Harvard designation | 1960 Lambda 1 |
COSPAR ID | 1960-011A |
SATCAT no. | 55 |
Mission duration | 1 day |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Vostok-1K No. 2 |
Spacecraft type | Vostok-1K |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 4,600 kilograms (10,100 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 August 1960, 08:44:06 (1960-08-19UTC08:44:06Z) UTC |
Rocket | Vostok-L 8K72 s/n L1-12 |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 20 August 1960, 06:00:00 (1960-08-20UTC07Z) UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 287 kilometres (178 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 324 kilometres (201 mi) |
Inclination | 64.95° |
Period | 90.72 minutes |
Epoch | 19 August 1960 16:09:33 (UTC) [1] |
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