Sputnik 8K74PS

In-active

Energia (OKB-1)

Oct. 4, 1957

Description

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

Specifications
  • Stages
    1
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Sputnik 8K74PS
  • Family
  • Variant
    8K74PS
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Sputnik 8K74PS
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Energia

Government
None
OKB-1 1946

None

Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 2

Energia | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 3, 1957, 2:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 1

Energia | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 4, 1957, 7:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First artificial satellite consisting of a 58 cm pressurized aluminium shell containing two 1 W transmitters for a total mass of 83.6 kg.

Low Earth Orbit
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