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Sputnik 2 was launched at 02:30:42 UTC on 3 November 1957 from LC-1 of the NIIP-5 Test Range via Sputnik 8K71PS rocket (the same pad and rocket that launched Sputnik 1) [1] The satellite's orbit was 212 km × 1,660 km (132 mi × 1,031 mi) with a period of 103.7 minutes. [2]
Sputnik 2 (ros. „towarzysz podróży”) – drugi z serii radzieckich satelitów Sputnik. Zarazem drugi sztuczny satelita Ziemi. Jako pierwszy w historii wyniósł na orbitę okołoziemską żywe zwierzę, psa Łajkę. Ponieważ ówczesna technika nie pozwalała bezpiecznie sprowadzić psa z powrotem na Ziemię, zamierzono uśpić go w ...
2 dni temu · Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit and was the first such biological spacecraft. It was a 4 meter high cone-shaped capsule with a base diameter of 2 meters.
6 lis 2017 · Sputnik 2 burned up on reentry on April 14, 1958. It would be nearly three years before the Soviet Union orbited more animals, this time returning the entire “crew” safely to Earth, the first steps in preparation for human space flight.
4 lis 2022 · It is now 65 years since the launch of Sputnik 2 on November 3 1957 by the Soviet Union. It was only the second spacecraft to venture into space and followed the successful launch of Sputnik 1 one month earlier.
11 wrz 2024 · Sputnik 2, launched on November 3, 1957, carried the dog Laika, the first living creature to be shot into space and orbit Earth. Laika was a stray dog found on the streets of Moscow. There were no plans to return her to Earth, and she lived only a few hours in orbit.
Launched by the USSR, Sputnik 2 was a 4-metre-high cone-shaped capsule with a base diameter of 2 metres that weighed around 500 kilograms, though it was not designed to separate from the rocket core that brought it to orbit, bringing the total mass in orbit to 7.79 tonnes.
