LAUNCH CENTER

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Fri Aug 19 1960
Soviet Space Program

Korabl'-Sputnik-2

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Vostok 8K72

Description:

Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.

Vostok 8K72 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Test Flight
  • A test of the Vostok capsule which carried dogs Belka and Stelka (amonst other animals) the flight was successful and all animals were recovered successfully.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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