| ID | 146425 |
| Title Proper | Sputnik 2 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chapman, Robert D |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Early on the morning of 3 January 1958 I received a high priority message from Headquarters. I read that the Soviet satellite, Sputnik 2, was failing and would make its last global orbit that night. In doing so it would pass over Santiago de Cuba, and I was instructed to observe its functioning and to forward a compass azimuth of its final direction. It was common knowledge the Soviets were a step or two ahead of the United States in the development of satellites and, undoubtedly, Headquarters planned to follow the azimuth I struck, recover Sputnik 2, and study its scientific technology. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Vol. 29, No.4; Winter 2016-17: p. 809-812 |
| Journal Source | International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Vol: 29 No 4 |
| Key Words | Soviet Satellite ; Sputnik 2 |