Friday, January 20, 1989

Korabl-Sputnik 4

  1961-008


The first uprated Vostok, Vostok-3A No. 1 (3KA No. 1) was launched on 1961 Mar 9, carrying a Noah's Ark of guinea pigs, mice, insects, seeds, and the dog Chernushka. It was the fourth named Korabl'-Sputnik. It also carried Ivan Ivanovich, a `cosmonaut-simulator' consisting of a Vostok spacesuit filled with monitoring equipment. The dummy was ejected during descent while the dog landed in the sphere.


Korabl'-Sputnik-4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1961 Mar 9  0628:48  Launch by 8K72K  KB LC1 
 0640  Blok-E MECO,sep 
   173 x 239 x 64.9 
 0745:40 Retrofire after 1 orbit 
 0746:22  Retro burnout 
 0746:32  PO sep 
 0758  Entry 
 0803  Signals from SA 
 0808Dummy ejected 
 0809:54 Landed 

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