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Sputnik 2

Sputnik 2 (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Russian pronunciation: , Russian: Спутник-2, Satellite 2), or Prosteyshiy Sputnik 2 (PS-2, Russian: Простейший Спутник 2, Simplest Satellite 2)…

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Apogee altitude
1,659 kilometres (1,031 mi)
COSPAR ID
1957
Crew size
1
Decay date
14 April 1958 (1958-04-15)
Eccentricity
0.0990965
Epoch
3 November 1957

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Sputnik 2

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples162
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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Sputnik 2

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has impact · 32
Sputnik 2 → According, American, American Vanguard, Animal, Animals, Cruelty, Gaither, In, It, Khrushchev, Laboratory, Laika, Laika's, Massing, National Canine Defence League, Nevertheless, New York, Now, October, Others
related to Experiments · 23
Sputnik 2 → Accordingly, Alexander Chudakov, Blok, Geiger, In, Korolev, Lebedev Institute, Moreover, Moscow University, Naum Grigoriev, Object, Physics, Professor Sergei Mandelstam, PS, Sergei Vernov, Sputnik, Sun's X-ray, The Earth's, These, This
related to Experimental data · 22
Sputnik 2 → Additional, As, Australian, Australians, Belt, Explorer, However, Iowa, It, James Van Allen, November, Per, Pravda, Soviet, Soviet Union, Soviets, Sputnik, State University, The, Thus
related to Passenger · 16
Sputnik 2 → Again, Air Force Institute, Albina, Aviation Medicine, Barker, Both Laika, Due, Her, June, Kudryavka, Laika, Little Curly, OKB-1, R-1E, Samoyed, Sputnik
related to Surviving examples · 15
Sputnik 2 → American, Cosmonautics, Cosmosphere, Explorer, Hutchinson, Kansas, Memorial Museum, Moscow, R-7 Sputnik, Sputnik, Sputnik II, The, United States, USSR-built, Vanguard
related to Mission · 12
Sputnik 2 → After, At, Blok, Laika, Laika's, LC-1, NIIP-5 Test Range, November, Sputnik, The, This, UTC
related to Launch preparations · 10
Sputnik 2 → Baikonur Cosmodrome, GRAU, Laika, M1-2PS, NIIP-5 Test Range, October, PS-2, R-7 ICBM, Sputnik, The
related to External links · 6
Sputnik 2 → Astronautix, DiaryNSSDC Master Catalog, Spacecraft Sputnik, Sputnik, Sputnik-2Sputnik, Years AgoAnatoly Zak
Apogee altitude · 1
Sputnik 2 → 1,659 kilometres (1,031 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
Sputnik 2 → 1957

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sputnik laika satellite orbit soviet launch first rocket time spacecraft data 1957 space telemetry lb would union mission r-7 okb-1

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sputnik 2Apogee altitude1,659 kilometres (1,031 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 2COSPAR ID19571.00infobox
Sputnik 2Crew size11.00infobox
Sputnik 2Decay date14 April 1958 (1958-04-15)1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Eccentricity0.09909651.00infobox
Sputnik 2Epoch3 November 19571.00infobox
Sputnik 2Harvard designation1957 Beta 11.00infobox
Sputnik 2Inclination65.33°1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Last contact14 April 19581.00infobox
Sputnik 2Launch date3 November 1957, 02:30 (1957-11-03UTC02:30Z) UTC1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Launch mass508.3 kilograms (1,121 lb)1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Launch siteBaikonur 1/51.00infobox
Sputnik 2ManufacturerOKB-11.00infobox
Sputnik 2MembersLaika1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Mission duration162 days1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Mission typeBioscience1.00infobox
Sputnik 2OperatorOKB-11.00infobox
Sputnik 2Orbits completed25701.00infobox
Sputnik 2Perigee altitude212 kilometres (132 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Period103.73 minutes1.00infobox
Sputnik 2Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Sputnik 2RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
Sputnik 2RocketSputnik-PS 8K71PS1.00infobox
Sputnik 2SATCAT no.000031.00infobox
Sputnik 2Semi-major axis7,306 kilometres (4,540 mi)1.00infobox

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