D1- 2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

15 May 1958, 7:00am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

1/5

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Sputnik 8A91 image

Sputnik 8A91

Mission

D1- 2

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

First complex scientific satellite to reach orbit.

Updated: Jun 21, 2:00am UTC

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