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Sputnik 2 was a Soviet spacecraft that launched in 1957 and carried a dog named Laika into orbit around Earth. It demonstrated that living creatures could survive the journey to space, marking an important step in the early space race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
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- Instance of
- artificial satellite of the Earth
- Part of
- Sputnik programme
- Followed by
- Sputnik 3
- Follows
- Sputnik 1
- Duration
- 13996800
- Mass
- 508.3
- Orbital period
- 103.73
- Image
- Laika ac Sputnik 2 Replica (6995685051).jpg
- Significant event
- atmospheric entry
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- Commons category
- Sputnik-2
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1957-11-03
- space launch vehicle
- Sputnik
- type of orbit
- low Earth orbit
- orbital inclination
- 65.3
- periapsis
- 211
- apoapsis
- 1659
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.0990965
- time of object orbit decay
- 1958-04-14
- start point
- Gagarin's Start
- carries scientific instrument
- pressure sensor
- orbits completed
- 2570
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 7314.2
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Spoetnik 2 (Russisch: Простейший Спутник 2, Prosteijshiyij Spoetnik 2 PS-2 , dat is Elementare Satelliet 2, ook: 00003) was een Russische kunstmaan uit 1957. Dit was de eerste ruimtevlucht waarin een levend wezen een baan rond de aarde volbracht. De hond Laika overleefde de missie niet. Wel verkreeg de wetenschap de eerste gegevens over een levend wezen in de ruimte.
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