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Entry no.
1961-0007

SPUTNIK 7

SPUTNIK 7 (NORAD 71) came down while still attached to its host on 26 February 1961, after 22 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
71
International designator
1961-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Feb 1961Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Feb 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
620 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
1VA
Programme
MV

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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

22 days

From the same launch

1961-002
1961-0003SL-6 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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