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Sputnik 1 (/ ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k, ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k /, Russian: Спутник-1, Satellite 1), sometimes referred to as simply Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite.It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.
The first orbital flight of an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957, by the Soviet Union.In November, the second orbital flight took place. The Soviet Union launched the first animal to orbit the Earth, a dog, Laika, who died in orbit a few hours after launch.
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On October 4th in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first manmade satellite into orbit. This event initiated the 'Space Age' and 'space race' as the US was surprised by such an ...
Fifty-eight years ago today on October 4, 1957, Sputnik was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
On July 29, 1957, the US announced a planned launch of the Vanguard by the spring of 1958, and on July 31, the USSR announced it would launch a satellite in the fall of 1957. [18] [19] Photograph of Sputnik 2 and its rocket taken by Air Force personnel at Air Force Missile Test Center, Patrick AFB, Florida
The satellite was launched on October 4, 1957, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This created a crisis reaction in national newspapers such as The New York Times, which mentioned the satellite in 279 articles between October 6, 1957, and October 31, 1957 (more than 11 articles per day). [2]
U.S.-launched V-2 rocket on 20 February 1947 from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. [46] [47] [48] - fruit flies: United States October 4, 1957: Artificial satellite: Sputnik 1 [49] – N/A: Soviet Union November 3, 1957 [50] Animal in orbit: Sputnik 2 [51] Laika the dog: Soviet Union January 2, 1959: Lunar flyby, spacecraft to achieve a ...