Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
Kazakhstan
Date
Sun, 27 Apr 1958 07:00:35 GMT
Orbital launch #
#9 ever
Mission
First complex scientific satellite with 12 experiments and a total mass of1327 kg. It failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle failure.