Sputnik 8A91 | D-1 1
First complex scientific satellite with 12 experiments and a total mass of1327 kg. It failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle failure.
Mission Details
- Launch date: April 27, 1958 at 07:00 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Sputnik 8A91
- Operator: Soviet Space Program
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Mission type: Earth Science