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Entry no.
1960-0017

SPUTNIK 6

SPUTNIK 6 (NORAD 65) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 2 December 1960, after 1 day in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
65
International designator
1960-017A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Dec 1960Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Dec 1960Recorded time 09:12 UTC
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
Vostok
Programme
Vostok1

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.

Life in orbit

1 day

Also ended on 2 Dec 1960

1 entry
1960-0018SL-3 R/B

From the same launch

1960-017
1960-0018SL-3 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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