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Sputnik 9

Name: Sputnik 9 launch
Start: 1961-03-09T06:29:00+00:00
End: 1961-03-09T06:29:00+00:00
Location: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Vostok-KSoviet Space Program1/5

Thursday, March 9, 1961 · 06:29 AM UTC

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This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

PayloadSputnik 9

OrbitUnknown

CustomerVostok

StagesUnknown

Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range

Latitude: 45.920°N
Longitude: 63.342°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

ConstrainedNo active constraints

Weather Rules

No formal weather rule concerns published.

Primary concern: None published
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

06:29 AM UTC - 06:29 AM UTC

Vehicle

Vostok-K

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HeightN/A

LEO PayloadN/A

Launches2,456

Successes2,288

Provider

Soviet Space Program

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Provider details are not available yet.

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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