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Sputnik 3 (Russian: Спутник-3 Satellite 3) was a Soviet satellite launched on May 15 1958 from Baikonur cosmodrome by a modified R-7/SS-6 ICBM. It was a research satellite to explore the upper atmosphere and the near space and carried a large array of instruments for geophysical research. Sputnik 3 was the only Soviet satellite launched in 1958. Like its American counterpart Vanguard 1 Sputnik 3 had succeeded in making it into orbit during the IGY.
