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Success
Thu May 15 1958
Soviet Space Program

D1- 2

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Sputnik 8A91

Description:

An early Russian rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union

Sputnik 8A91 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • First complex scientific satellite to reach orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5