Launch vehicle
Sputnik 8K74PS
An early Russian rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union
- Stages
- 1
- Recorded launches
- 2
- First flight
- 1957-10-04
Soviet Space ProgramLaunch Successful
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 8K74PS
Historical mission record
This page records Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 1 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
First artificial satellite consisting of a 58 cm pressurized aluminium shell containing two 1 W transmitters for a total mass of 83.6 kg.
- Launch vehicle
- Sputnik 8K74PS
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- 1/5
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
The vehicle
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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