Saturday, September 12, 1992

Korabl-Sputnik 2

  1960-011


Vostok-1 No. 2 (1K No. 2) was launched in Aug 1960 and named Korabl'-Sputnik-2 (Second Spaceship Satellite). It carried two dogs, Belka and Strelka, which became the first living beings to be recovered from orbit. when Vostok-1 No. 2 landed in the Soviet Union a day after launch.


Korabl'-Sputnik-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1960 Aug 19  0844:06  Launch by 8K72  KB LC1 
 0849? Blok-A sep 
 0854? Blok-E MECO 
 0855? Blok-E sep  297 x 324 x 65.0 
1960 Aug 20  0732  Retrofire 
 0733?  PO sep 
 0739PO signal detected 
 0744Entry 
 0800Dog container ejected  
 0802:00 Landed in USSR

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