Sputnik 2
Mission Name
Sputnik 2
Type of Mission
Orbiter
Target Destination
Earth
Launch Date
3rd November 1957
Arrival
Entered Earth orbit on 3rd November 1957
Mission Status
Ended successfully. Laika the dog survived the launch but is likely to have died within the first 3 days. Batteries depleted on 10th November 1957 and satellite re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 14th April 1958.
Current Location
Destroyed on re-entry, some debris landed in South America
Mission Information
Second successful launch into Earth orbit, first mission to carry a living animal, a dog called Laika
