Sputnik 3 - Wikipedia
Sputnik 3 (Russian: Спутник-3, Satellite 3) was a Soviet satellite launched on 15 May 1958 from Baikonur Cosmodrome by a modified R-7/SS-6 ICBM. The scientific satellite carried a large array of instruments for geophysical research of the upper atmosphere and near space .
60 years ago, Soviets launch Sputnik 3 - NASA
May 15, 2018 · Sputnik 3 reentered the Earth’s atmosphere on April 6, 1960. Its telemetry transmitter and scintillation counter, both powered by experimental silicon solar batteries, operated until the end.
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
Nov 19, 2024 · Sputnik 3 had a mass of 1327 kg. It was conically-shaped and was 3.57 meters long with a base diameter of 1.73 meters. It was powered by silver-zinc batteries and solar cells. Communication was via the Tral telemetry system utilizing a 20.005 MHz transmitter.
Korabl-Sputnik 3 - Wikipedia
Korabl-Sputnik 3 was launched at 07:30:04 UTC on 1 December 1960, atop a Vostok-L carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. [2] It was successfully placed into low Earth orbit and Western observers quickly noticed that the orbit was lower than the previous Vostok test flights.
Sputnik 3 - The First Soviet Satellite That Didn’t Suck - YouTube
Aug 5, 2024 · Sputnik 3 is often an afterthought in histories of the space race, but it not only eclipsed the mass of previous satellites, it was the first Soviet science ...
Sputnik | Satellites, History, & Facts | Britannica
Sputnik 3, launched on May 15, 1958, carried 12 instruments to study Earth’s upper atmosphere and space and was also the heaviest satellite to that time, weighing 1,327 kg (2,926 pounds).
Object D: the first Soviet satellite project - RussianSpaceWeb.com
Jun 14, 2018 · It was expected to measure the density and ion composition of the Earth's atmosphere and its magnetic field, and to study solar radiation and cosmic rays.
List of spacecraft called Sputnik - Wikipedia
"Sputnik 1", "Sputnik 2" and "Sputnik 3" were the official Soviet names of those objects, and the remaining designations in the series ("Sputnik 4" and so on) were not official names but names applied in the West to objects whose original Soviet names may not have been known at the time.
Sputnik-3 - mentallandscape.com
Preliminary plans for it were complete by July of 1956, but the construction and testing of the spacecraft and a dozen scientific experiments required almost two years, and so it became Russia's third satellite, known in the West as Sputnik-3.
Sputnik 3 - Scientific Laboratory
Soviet Sputnik 3 was launched on May 15, under the International Geophysical Year programme. It is designed to study the upper layers of the atmosphere and cosmic space. It was orbited at an angle of 65 degrees to the equator.