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Soviet Space ProgramSputnik 8K74PS1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sputnik 2
Launched
November 3, 1957
Summary
Sputnik 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Sputnik 8K74PS from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 3, 1957. It was Soviet Space Program's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Sputnik 8K74PS flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Sputnik 8K74PS · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Sputnik 8K74PS flightSoviet Space Program's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2nd orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Second artificial satellite and first to carry an animal into orbit.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
2nd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 2nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sputnik 2 launch?
Sputnik 2 launched on November 3, 1957. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sputnik 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Sputnik 2?
Sputnik 8K74PS, flown by Soviet Space Program. Sputnik 8K74PS spec sheet
Where did Sputnik 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Sputnik 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.