Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 2
Second artificial satellite and first to carry an animal into orbit.
Mission Details
- Launch date: November 3, 1957 at 02:30 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Sputnik 8K74PS
- Operator: Soviet Space Program
- Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Mission type: Test Flight