<P> Sputnik 2 reentered the Earth 's atmosphere 14 April 1958 , at approximately 0200 hrs , on a line that stretched from New York to the Amazon . Its track was plotted by British ships and 3 `` Moon Watch Observations '' , from New York . It was said to be glowing and did not develop a tail until it was at latitudes south of 20 degrees North . Estimates put the average length of the tail at about 50 nautical miles . The satellite burned up in the atmosphere . </P>
<P> Sputnik 2 reentered the Earth 's atmosphere 14 April 1958 , at approximately 0200 hrs , on a line that stretched from New York to the Amazon . Its track was plotted by British ships and 3 `` Moon Watch Observations '' , from New York . It was said to be glowing and did not develop a tail until it was at latitudes south of 20 degrees North . Estimates put the average length of the tail at about 50 nautical miles . The satellite burned up in the atmosphere . </P>
when did sputnik 2 come back to earth
when did sputnik 2 come back to earth
14 April 1958
14 April 1958