1958 · Soviet Space Program
D-1 1
failureSputnik 8A91 | D-1 1
First complex scientific satellite with 12 experiments and a total mass of1327 kg. It failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle failure.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 27, 1958 at 07:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- 1/5
- Mission
- D-1 1
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit