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Soviet Space ProgramSputnik 8A911/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
D-1 1
Launched
April 27, 1958
Summary
D-1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Sputnik 8A91 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 27, 1958. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 9th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Sputnik 8A91 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Sputnik 8A91 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Sputnik 8A91 flightSoviet Space Program's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 9th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
First complex scientific satellite with 12 experiments and a total mass of1327 kg. It failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle failure.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3rd launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 3rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
175 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did D-1 1 launch?
D-1 1 launched on April 27, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch D-1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched D-1 1?
Sputnik 8A91, flown by Soviet Space Program. Sputnik 8A91 spec sheet
Where did D-1 1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was D-1 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.