Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 2’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Nov. 3, 1957, 2:30 a.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Sputnik 2 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Soviet Space Program |
Rocket |
Sputnik 8K74PS |
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 ‘Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#2
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Location Launch
#2
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#2
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Orbital Launch
#2
Year 1957
Location Launch
#2
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Pad Launch
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Agency Launch
#2
Year 1957
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