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PS-2

Sputnik 8K71PS launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on November 3, 1957, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 3, 1957 · 02:30 UTCLaunch 1957 BETLaunch no. 2 in the log
RocketSputnik 8K71PS
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyMVSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 3, 1957, 02:30
Launch designation
1957 BET
Mission
PS-2
Vehicle flight ID
M1-2PS

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,656 km
Payload mass to orbit
8.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
2-y ISZ1957 BET 1NORAD 3OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevBiology508 kgReentered attached to another object · Apr 14, 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.