Sputnik 2

Military/Government

LAUNCH WINDOW

3 Nov 1957

02:30 AM UTC

Drawing of a calendar and a clock

ORBIT

LEO (935.5km, 65.33°)

Eccentricity:

0.773

a path of a rocket

LAUNCH SITE

Baikonur

Kyzylorda Province, Kazakhstan

VEHICLE

Sputnik 8K71PS

Operated by: Roscosmos

Image of the Sputnik 8K71PS rocket