The Sputnik 29 satellite was launched on October 4, 1962, as part of the Soviet Union's space exploration program. This satellite was the first of its kind to be launched into space, and it marked a major milestone in the history of space exploration. The satellite was equipped with a
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Sputnik 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.