Soviet Space Program Sputnik 8A91 D-1 1

LAUNCH MISSION

Soviet Space Program Sputnik 8A91 D-1 1

Status

Failure

DATE

27 APR 1958

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

1/5

Description

First complex scientific satellite with 12 experiments and a total mass of1327 kg. It failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle failure.

Sputnik 8A91 rocket used for the D-1 1 space launch

Sputnik 8A91

Rocket Description

An early Russian rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union