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Korabl-Sputnik 4 (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 4 meaning Ship-Satellite 4) or Vostok-3KA No.1, also known as Sputnik 9 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched in 1961. Carrying the mannequin Ivan Ivanovich, a dog named Chernushka, some mice and a guinea pig, it was a test flight of the Vostok spacecraft.
Korabl-Sputnik 4 was launched at 06:29:00 UTC on 9 March 1961, atop a Vostok-K carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It was successfully placed into low Earth orbit. The spacecraft was only intended to complete a single orbit, so it was deorbited shortly after launch, and reentered on its first pass over the Soviet Union. It landed at 08:09:54 UTC, and was successfully recovered. During the descent, the mannequin was ejected from the spacecraft in a test of its ejection seat, and descended separately under its own parachute.
Korabl-Sputnik 4
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| Mission type |
Biological
Technology |
| Harvard designation |
1961 Theta 1 |
| COSPAR ID |
1961-008A |
| SATCAT no. |
91 |
| Mission duration |
1 hour, 41 minutes |
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| Spacecraft properties |
| Spacecraft type |
Vostok-3KA |
| Manufacturer |
OKB-1 |
| Launch mass |
4,700 kilograms (10,400 lb) |
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| Start of mission |
| Launch date |
9 March 1961, 06:29:00 UTC |
| Rocket |
Vostok-K 8K72K s/n E103-14 |
| Launch site |
Baikonur 1/5 |
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| End of mission |
| Landing date |
9 March 1961, 08:09:54 UTC |
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| Orbital parameters |
| Reference system |
Geocentric |
| Regime |
Low Earth |
| Perigee |
173 kilometres (107 mi) |
| Apogee |
239 kilometres (149 mi) |
| Inclination |
64.93 degrees |
| Period |
88.6 minutes |
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Published in May 2019.
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