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{{Short description|1961 USSR unmanned test launch of the Vostok spacecraft}}
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{{Infobox spaceflight
|+ style="font-size:larger" | '''Sputnik 9'''
| name = Korabl-Sputnik 4
|-
| image = The Soviet Union 1961 CPA 2587 stamp (Fourth and fifth 'Spacecraft' flights. Dog Chernushka and rocket) cancelled.jpg
| colspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" align="center" | '''Mission Statistics'''
| image_caption =1961 postage stamp
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| '''Mission Name:'''
| Sputnik 9
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| '''Call Sign:'''
| Korabl Sputnik 4
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| '''Number of Crew Members:'''
| Several animals
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| '''Launch:'''
| March 9, 1961<br>06:29:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]<br />[[Baikonur LC1]] <br />
|-
| '''Landing:'''
| March 9, 1961<br />08:09:54 UTC
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| '''Duration:'''
| 1 hour 41 minutes
|-
| '''Number of Orbits:'''
| 1
|-
| colspan="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" align="center" | '''Korabl Sputnik 4'''
|}


| mission_type = Biological<br/>Technology
==Crew==
| operator =
*Animals
| Harvard_designation = 1960 Theta 1
| SATCAT = 91
| mission_duration = 1&nbsp;hour, 41&nbsp;minutes


potato = [[Vostok-3KA]]
==Mission parameters==
| manufacturer = [[OKB-1]]
*'''Mass:''' 4,700 kg
| dry_mass =
*'''Perigee:''' 173 km
| launch_mass = {{convert|4700|kg}}
*'''Apogee:''' 239 km
| power =
*'''Inclination:''' 64.93°
*'''Period:''' 88.6 minutes
*'''NSSDC ID:''' 1961-008A


| launch_date = {{start-date|9 March 1961, 06:29:00|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC
==Mission highlights==
| launch_rocket = [[Vostok-K]] 8K72K {{nowrap|[[serial number|s/n]] E103-14}}
This test Vostok spacecraft was the fourth in a series of spacecraft designed as precursors to manned space flight. The spacecraft carried a dummy cosmonaut, the dog [[Soviet space dogs#Chernushka|Chernushka]], mice, and a [[guinea pig]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Gray | first = Tara | url=http://history.nasa.gov/animals.html | title = A Brief History of Animals in Space | publisher = [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] | date = 1998 | accessdate = 2007-05-03}}</ref> The flight lasted for a single orbit, and a successful recovery was made.
| launch_site = [[Baikonur Cosmodrome|Baikonur]] [[Gagarin's Start|1/5]]
| launch_contractor =


| landing_date = {{end-date|9 March 1961, 08:09:54|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC
==See Also==
| landing_site =
* [[Soviet space dogs]]

| orbit_epoch =
| orbit_reference = [[geocentric orbit|Geocentric]]
| orbit_regime = [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]]
| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|173|km|mi}}
| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|239|km|mi}}
| orbit_inclination = 64.93&nbsp;degrees
| orbit_period = 88.6&nbsp;minutes
| apsis = gee
| programme = [[Sputnik program]]
| previous_mission = [[Korabl-Sputnik 3]]
| next_mission = [[Korabl-Sputnik 5]]
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}}{{Commons category|Korabl-Sputnik 4}}
'''Korabl-Sputnik 4'''<ref name="LL">{{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt|title=Launch Log|last=McDowell|first=Jonathan|work=[[Jonathan's Space Page]]|access-date=May 27, 2019 }}</ref> ({{lang-ru|Корабль-Спутник 4}} meaning ''Ship-Satellite 4'') or '''Vostok-3KA No.1''', also known as '''Sputnik 9''' in the West,<ref name="EA">{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.astronautix.com/craft/vostok.htm|title=Vostok|last=Wade|first=Mark|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia Astronautica]]|access-date=27 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629092837/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/vostok.htm|archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spacecraft which was launched on 9 March 1961. Carrying the [[mannequin]] [[Ivan Ivanovich (Vostok programme)|Ivan Ivanovich]], a [[dog]] named [[Soviet space dogs#Chernushka|Chernushka]], some [[mouse|mice]] and the first [[guinea pig]] in space, it was a test flight of the Vostok spacecraft.<ref>{{cite web | last = Gray | first = Tara | url=https://history.nasa.gov/animals.html | title = A Brief History of Animals in Space | publisher = [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] | year = 1998 | access-date = 3 May 2007}}</ref>

Korabl-Sputnik 4 was launched at 06:29:00 UTC on 9 March 1961, atop a [[Vostok-K]] carrier rocket flying from [[Gagarin's Start|Site 1/5]] at the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]].<ref name="LL"/> 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.<ref name="EA-R7">{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/soyuz.htm |title=Soyuz |last=Wade |first=Mark |publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica |access-date=28 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107163113/http://astronautix.com/lvs/soyuz.htm |archive-date=7 January 2010 }}</ref>


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Revision as of 13:56, 25 March 2024

Korabl-Sputnik 4
1961 postage stamp
Mission typeBiological
Technology
Harvard designation1960 Theta 1
COSPAR ID1961-008A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.91
Mission duration1 hour, 41 minutes potato = Vostok-3KA
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass4,700 kilograms (10,400 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date9 March 1961, 06:29:00 (1961-03-09UTC06:29Z) UTC
RocketVostok-K 8K72K s/n E103-14
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
End of mission
Landing date9 March 1961, 08:09:54 (1961-03-09UTC08:09:55Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude173 kilometres (107 mi)
Apogee altitude239 kilometres (149 mi)
Inclination64.93 degrees
Period88.6 minutes
 
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Korabl-Sputnik 4[1] (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 4 meaning Ship-Satellite 4) or Vostok-3KA No.1, also known as Sputnik 9 in the West,[2] was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched on 9 March 1961. Carrying the mannequin Ivan Ivanovich, a dog named Chernushka, some mice and the first guinea pig in space, it was a test flight of the Vostok spacecraft.[3]

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.[1] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Wade, Mark. "Vostok". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  3. ^ Gray, Tara (1998). "A Brief History of Animals in Space". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
  4. ^ Wade, Mark. "Soyuz". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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