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D-1 No. 1

Sputnik 8A91 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 27, 1958, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 27, 1958 · 09:01 UTCLaunch 1958-F03Launch no. 9 in the log
RocketSputnik 8A91
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailurestage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyMVSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 27, 1958, 09:01
Launch designation
1958-F03
Mission
D-1 No. 1
Flight name
ISZ D-1 No. 1
Vehicle flight ID
B1-2

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
30 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
ISZ1958-F03NII-88 (Nauchno-Issledovatel'niy Institut 88)———

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