Status
Failure
1K n°5 (Korabl-Sputnik 3)
Launch Time
Thu Dec 22, 1960 07:45 UTC
Thu Dec 22, 1960 07:45 UTC
Launch failed but dogs survived.
Rocket
Mission Details
1K n°5 (Korabl-Sputnik 3)
This launch had 2 dogs as usual, Damka and Krasavka. The boosters and core stage preformed nominally, but the rocket was using a new, untested upper stage called Blok E, which malfunctioned soon after ignition, losing thrust. Since it couldn't make it to orbit, the mission was aborted, and the dogs underwent a rough ballistic reentry and landed 3500 kilometers downrange in -40C conditions. The rescue operation took several days but the dogs were recovered alive and returned to the space center.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,563.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1960
38th orbital launch attempt
Vostok
14th mission
7th mission of 1960
8th failed mission