Korabl-Sputnik 1
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Korabl-Sputnik 1 was an early Soviet uncrewed prototype spacecraft used to test systems and procedures for the later Vostok human spaceflight missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vostok test spacecraft
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spacecraft ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sputnik 4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vostok 1K No.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogee | about 315 km ⓘ |
| carried |
microorganisms
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mouse ⓘ plants ⓘ rats ⓘ two dogs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | uncrewed ⓘ |
| debrisFate | reentered atmosphere after several days ⓘ |
| dogsFate | died when spacecraft was destroyed on reentry ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Korabl-Sputnik 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korabl-Sputnik 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | about 65 degrees ⓘ |
| landing | no planned recovery of capsule ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
Kazakh SSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-05-15 ⓘ |
| launchRocketFamily | R-7 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Vostok-L NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partial failure ⓘ |
| missionType |
biosatellite mission
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test flight ⓘ |
| operatedBy | OKB-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 90 minutes ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
Soviet human spaceflight program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vostok program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigee | about 306 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sputnik 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
test life-support systems with animals
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test reentry procedures ⓘ test systems for Vostok human spaceflight missions ⓘ |
| reentry | failed to perform planned deorbit burn ⓘ |
| regime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| significance |
first test flight of a Vostok-type spacecraft
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precursor to human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Vostok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Vostok 1K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tested |
Vostok life-support systems
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Vostok reentry and recovery procedures ⓘ attitude control system ⓘ telemetry and tracking systems ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Vostok-L