Soviet Spacecraft Orbit Visualizer

Explore the orbits of various Soviet spacecraft and space stations. Select a mission to view its orbital path and details.

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Mission Details

Description

Launched November 3, 1957, carrying the first animal into orbit - the dog Laika.

Orbital Parameters

Altitude: Perigee: 212 km, Apogee: 1,660 km
Orbital Period: 103.7 minutes
Inclination: 65°

Controls

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Bring the Space Age home

Original Soviet-style space posters on archival giclée matte paper. Free worldwide shipping.

Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A rocket rises from a stylized launch pad/factory complex into a starfield. The Cyrillic slogan СОЦИАЛИЗМ — НАША СТАРТОВАЯ ПЛОЩАДКА (Socialism Is Our Launching Pad) frames the composition. Red, gold, and ivory palette. — Socialism Is Our Launching Pad
1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters
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Portrait Soviet-style space poster. A young model builder holds a red rocket bearing two space-dog portraits and a hammer-and-sickle emblem. White orbital trails sweep around a pale globe against a cobalt starfield. Cyrillic text at the bottom reads ЧЕЛОВЕКУ ПУТЬ ОТКРЫТ! (The Way Is Open for Man). — The Way Is Open for Man!
1960-1961, the path to human spaceflight
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Portrait Soviet-style space poster. A welder carrying a mask and torch walks through a night factory while other workers weld below and a rocket rises through a deep blue starfield. Cream Cyrillic text reads РАДУЮСЬ Я, with the remaining slogan set in blue across the cream footer. — I Am Happy: My Labor Joins the Labor of My Republic
1958-1963, workers of the space age
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