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...Sputnik II Sighted...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6--Sputnik II was sighted all across the country today, giving scientists the information needed for an accurate fix of its orbit around the earth...
Whipple reported 11 new sightings of Sputnik II yesterday morning and announced that an improved orbit had been calculated for the rocket, giving its apogee at 1013 miles and its perigee at 140. He added that there was no indication to date that it was speeding up or moving into a smaller orbit...
...Smithsonian also announced yesterday that the rocket of Sputnik I would fall around December 11. Whipple gave Sputnik II a comparable life-span, saying that it would last "more than two weeks and less than several months." Sputnik I, when it falls will not be particularly spectacular and will resemble a "good meteor," he said...
Whipple added that the second rocket, although in a more elliptic orbit than the first, would probably take "a comparable period of time" to be affected by the atmosphere drag which is slowly destroying Sputnik I's rocket. Meanwhile, he said, "Curly," the first dog in space, is comparatively safe...