# The Last Minutes of Satellite 1957β (Sputnik 2)

@article{Kinghele1958TheLM,
title={The Last Minutes of Satellite 1957$\beta$ (Sputnik 2)},
author={D. G. King-hele and Doreen M. C. Walker},
journal={Nature},
year={1958},
volume={182},
pages={426-427}
}
• Published 1 August 1958
• Physics
• Nature
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