Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: May 15, 1960, midnight
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Korabl'-Sputnik-1 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Soviet Space Program |
Rocket |
Vostok 8K72 |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
1/5 |
Type |
Test Flight |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#66
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Location Launch
#14
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Pad Launch
#14
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Agency Launch
#14
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Orbital Launch
#12
Year 1960
Location Launch
#3
Year 1960
Pad Launch
#3
Year 1960
Agency Launch
#3
Year 1960
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