Sputnik 10

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Sputnik 10
Mission Statistics
Mission Name: Sputnik 10
Call Sign: Korabl Sputnik 5
Number of Crew Members: 0
Launch: March 25, 1961
05:54 UTC UTC
Baikonur LC1
Landing: March 25, 1961
07:40 UTC
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes
Number of Orbits: 1
Korabl Sputnik 5

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[edit] Crew

  • None

[edit] Mission parameters

  • Mass: 4,695 kg
  • Perigee: 164 km
  • Apogee: 230 km
  • Inclination: 64.9°
  • Period: 88.42 minutes
  • NSSDC ID: 1961-009A

[edit] Mission highlights

This test Vostok spacecraft was the fifth and last in a series of spacecraft designed as precursors to manned space flight. It was launched by a Vostok 8K72K rocket and carried a dummy cosmonaut and a dog Jamal ("little star"), as well as the television system and other scientific apparatus. After one orbit, a successful recovery was made.

[edit] Capsule Location

Vostok 3KA s/n 2 is currently on display at the Kennedy_Space_Center Visitor Complex.

[edit] References