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Sputnik 40

Sputnik 40

Artificial satellite
Sputnik 40, also known as Sputnik Jr, PS-2 and Radio Sputnik 17, was a Franco-Russian amateur radio satellite which was launched in 1997 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. Wikipedia
Launch date: November 3, 1997
Decay date: 21 May 1998
Launch mass: 4 kilograms (8.8 lb)