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1958 · Soviet Space Program

D1- 2

successSputnik 8A91 | D1- 2

First complex scientific satellite to reach orbit.

Overview

Date / time: May 15, 1958 at 07:00 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 1/5
Mission: D1- 2
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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Payloads deployed · 1