| Category. | Statistic. |
|---|---|
| Launch vehicle. | Sputnik 8A91 rocket. |
| Launch date. | 27 April 1958. |
| Launch site. | Baikonur Site 1/5. |
| Ceased operations. | 27 April as the rocket disintegrated during ascent. |
| Owner(s). | N\A, probably OKB-1 (Opytnoye Konstruktorskoye Buro #1) |
| Major contractor(s) | N\A, probably OKB-1 and the Ministry of Radio-technical Industry |
| Is it still in orbit. | No because the rocket disintegrated during ascent. |
| Launch mass | N\A, but probably akin to aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era. |
| Nationality(s). | Soviet. |
| Satellite type. | Technical research\earth science. |
| Links | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_in_spaceflight, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_3 and http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt |
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