Failure

Sputnik 8A91 | D-1 1

Name: Sputnik 8A91 | D-1 1
Start: 1958-04-27T07:00:35Z

Sun 27 Apr, 07:00 UTC

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 type: Earth Science · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Launch pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan · View on map (opens in new tab)