Sputnik 2

Soviet artificial satellite that took the dog Laika to the space. Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957 aboard a Sputnik 8K71PS from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Apr 14, 1958).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: 2-y ISZ
Common name: Sputnik 2
Payload designation: PS-2
Other names: :RE,:RC
International designator: 1957 BET 1
NORAD catalog number: 3
GCAT identifier: S00003
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.002

Mission

Mission type: Biology
Use: Civil government
Program: Sputnik
Owner: OKB-1
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus): PS

Launch

Date: November 3, 1957 · 02:30 UTC
Launch record: 1957 BETSuccess
Rocket: Sputnik 8K71PS
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 211 km
Apogee: 1,659 km
Inclination: 65.33°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: April 14, 1958
Last known active: Nov 9, 1957
End of operations: Nov 9, 1957

Size

Mass: 508 kg
Dry mass: 508 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 8,298 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q190555 (CC0).