Satellite description

SPUTNIK 1, 2 was a payload satellite owned by OKB-1 (CIS) that was launched on Fri, 04 Oct 1957 UTC via an SPUTNIK 8K71PS launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

2, 1957-001B

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

OKB1 (CIS)

Manufacturer

OKB-1

Mission

Decayed Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

PS, Unknown motor

Mass

84 kg wet, 84 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1957-10-04 (68 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPUTNIK 8K71PS

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.58 m

Radar Cross Section

0.264 m²