Korabl-Sputnik 5
Soviet spacecraft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Korabl-Sputnik 5?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Korabl-Sputnik 5[2] (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 5 meaning Ship-Satellite 5) or Vostok-3KA No.2, also known as Sputnik 10 in the West,[3] was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched in 1961, as part of the Vostok programme. It was the last test flight of the Vostok spacecraft design prior the first crewed flight, Vostok 1. It carried the mannequin Ivan Ivanovich, a dog named Zvezdochka ("Starlet",[4] or "Little star"[1]), television cameras and scientific apparatus.
Quick Facts Mission type, Harvard designation ...
Mission type | Biological Technology |
---|---|
Harvard designation | 1961 Iota 1 |
COSPAR ID | 1961-009A |
SATCAT no. | 95 |
Mission duration | 1 hour, 46 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Vostok-3KA |
Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
Launch mass | 4,695 kilograms (10,351 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 March 1961, 05:54:00 (1961-03-25UTC05:54Z) UTC |
Rocket | Vostok-K 8K72K s/n E103-15 |
Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 25 March 1961, 07:40 (1961-03-25UTC07:41Z) UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.00501[1] |
Perigee altitude | 164 kilometres (102 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 230 kilometres (140 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 64.9 degrees[1] |
Period | 88.42 minutes |
Epoch | 25 March 1961, 01:00:00 UTC[1] |
Close
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Korabl-Sputnik 5.