SPUTNIK 4

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite SPUTNIK 4 at a glance.

Uptime

843

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SPUTNIK 4.

Object identification

Object name: SPUTNIK 4

International designator: 1960-005A

Object number (NORAD): 34

Object ID (CCSDS): 34

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Decay date: Sept. 5, 1962

Inclination: 64.96 deg

Period: 87.82 minutes

Apoapsis: 167.0 km

Periapsis: 167.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite SPUTNIK 4 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

Korabl-Sputnik was the first test flight of the Vostok programme and the first Vostok spacecraft.

SPUTNIK 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1’, on board a Vostok 8K72 space rocket.

The launch took place on May 15, 1960, midnight from 1/5.

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Launch to space Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1
Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 15, 1960, midnight UTC

Rocket: Vostok 8K72

Launch pad: 1/5

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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