Sputnik 10
| Mission Statistics |
| Mission Name: | Sputnik 10 |
| Call Sign: | Korabl Sputnik 5 |
| Number of Crew Members: | 0 |
| Launch: | March 25, 1961
05:54 UTC UTC
Baikonur LC1
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| Landing: | March 25, 1961
07:40 UTC |
| Duration: | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Number of Orbits: | 1 |
| Korabl Sputnik 5 |
Crew
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Mission Parameters
- Mass: 4,695 kg
- Perigee: 164 km
- Apogee: 230 km
- Inclination: 64.9°
- Period: 88.42 minutes
- NSSDC ID: 1961-009A
Mission Highlights
This test Vostok spacecraft was the fifth and last in a series of spacecraft designed as precursors to manned space flight. It carried a dummy astronaut and the dog Zvezdochka ("little star"), as well as the television system and other scientific apparatus. After one orbit, a successful recovery was made.
