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Sputnik 8K71PS launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 4, 1957, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 4, 1957 · 19:28 UTCLaunch 1957 ALPLaunch no. 1 in the log
RocketSputnik 8K71PS
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMVSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 4, 1957, 19:28
Launch designation
1957 ALP
Mission
PS-1
Vehicle flight ID
M1-PS

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
938 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.084 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
1-y ISZ1957 ALP 2NORAD 2OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevTechnology84 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 4, 1958

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.