Sputnik 2
Sputnik 8K74PS, Soviet Space Program
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch time
No earlier than
NET November 1957
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
How sure is this date?
The source gives unknown precision. Launch plans can change.
Launch record updated by LL2
Feed checkedMission
Sputnik 2 on Sputnik 8K74PS. Date unconfirmed. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: 1/5. Source: Launch Library 2.
Second artificial satellite and first to carry an animal into orbit.
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Launch context
Generated from source records
Sputnik 2: Sputnik 8K74PS, operated by Soviet Space Program. Pad: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Mission type: Test Flight; target orbit: Low Earth Orbit. Recorded timing: NET November 1957. The source reports a successful launch.
Launch Library 2 record checked . Recorded timing does not establish actual liftoff; plans can change.
Launch data: The Space Devs (Launch Library 2)Launch timeline
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Slip history
Changes recorded by Space Right Now
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Launch pad
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan (KZ)
Coordinates: 45.92, 63.342
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