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Entry no.
1958-0002

SPUTNIK 2

SPUTNIK 2 (NORAD 3) came down while still attached to its host on 14 April 1958, after 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
3
International designator
1957-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Nov 1957Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Apr 1958UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months162 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
—
Mass
508 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
PS
Programme
Sputnik

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

5 months
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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