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Entry no.
1961-0008
SPUTNIK 9
SPUTNIK 9 (NORAD 91) landed on 9 March 1961, after 0 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
91
International designator
1961-008A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
9 Mar 1961Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
9 Mar 1961Recorded time 08:09 UTC
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,100 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
Vostok
Programme
Vostok3A
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact 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
0 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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