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LAUNCH MISSION

Soviet Space Program Sputnik 8K74PS Sputnik 2

Status

Success

DATE

3 NOV 1957

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

1/5

Description

Second artificial satellite and first to carry an animal into orbit.

Sputnik 8K74PS rocket used for the Sputnik 2 space launch

Sputnik 8K74PS

Rocket Description

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