Sputnik 3

Soviet research satellite. Sputnik 3 was launched on May 15, 1958 aboard a Sputnik 8A91 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 6, 1960).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: 3-y Sovetskiy ISZ
Common name: Sputnik 3
Payload designation: D No. 2
Other names: :RE,:RC
International designator: 1958 DEL 2
NORAD catalog number: 8
GCAT identifier: S00008
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.002

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: ObjectD
Owner: OKB-1
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus): Object D

Launch

Date: May 15, 1958 · 07:00 UTC
Launch record: 1958 DELSuccess
Rocket: Sputnik 8A91
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 207 km
Apogee: 1,247 km
Inclination: 65.12°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 6, 1960
Last known active: Jun 5, 1958
End of operations: Jun 5, 1958

Size

Mass: 1,327 kg
Dry mass: 1,327 kg
Length: 3.6 m
Diameter: 1.70 m
Span: 3.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q719789 (CC0).