Sputnik 9

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Sputnik 9
Mission Statistics
Mission Name: Sputnik 9
Call Sign: Korabl Sputnik 4
Number of Crew Members: 0
Launch: March 9, 1961
06:29:00 UTC
Baikonur LC1
45°55′00″N, 63°20′00″E
Landing: March 9, 1961
08:09:54 UTC
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes
Number of Orbits: 1
Korabl Sputnik 4

[edit] Crew

  • None

[edit] Mission parameters

  • Mass: 4,700 kg
  • Perigee: 173 km
  • Apogee: 239 km
  • Inclination: 64.93°
  • Period: 88.6 minutes
  • NSSDC ID: 1961-008A

[edit] Mission highlights

This test Vostok spacecraft was the fourth in a series of spacecraft designed as precursors to manned space flight. The spacecraft carried a dummy cosmonaut and the dog Chernushka. The flight lasted for a single orbit, and a successful recovery was made.



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