Korabl-Sputnik 5

Korabl-Sputnik 5
NamesSputnik 10
Mission typeBiological
Technology
OperatorSoviet space program
Harvard designation1961 Iota 1
COSPAR ID1961-009A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.95
Mission duration1 hour, 46 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeVostok-3KA
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass4,695 kilograms (10,351 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date25 March 1961, 05:54:00 (1961-03-25UTC05:54Z) UTC
RocketVostok-K 8K72K
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date25 March 1961, 07:40 (1961-03-25UTC07:41Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00501[1]
Perigee altitude164 kilometres (102 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude230 kilometres (140 mi)[1]
Inclination64.9 degrees[1]
Period88.42 minutes
Epoch25 March 1961, 01:00:00 UTC[1]

Korabl-Sputnik 5[2] (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 5 meaning Ship-Satellite 5) or Vostok-3KA No.2, also known as Sputnik 10 in the West,[3] was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched in 1961, as part of the Vostok programme. It was the last test flight of the Vostok spacecraft design prior the first crewed flight, Vostok 1. It carried the mannequin Ivan Ivanovich, a dog named Zvezdochka ("Starlet",[4] or "Little star"[1]), frogs, monkeys, mice, rats, plants, television cameras and scientific apparatus.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Sputnik 10 - NSSDC ID: 1961-009A". NASA.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ^ Wade, Mark. "Vostok". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ^ Siddiqi, p267