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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.
US rockets then produced 150,000 pounds-force (670,000 N) of thrust, and US officials presumed that the Soviet rocket that launched Sputnik into space must have produced 200,000 pounds-force (890,000 N) of thrust. In fact, the R-7 rocket that launched Sputnik 1 into space produced almost 1,000,000 pounds-force (4,400,000 N) of thrust. [7]
Fifty-eight years ago today on October 4, 1957, Sputnik was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
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 ...
On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik 1 into orbit and received transmissions from it. [86] Sputnik 1 was designed to be the forerunner for multiple satellite missions. The technology constantly underwent upgrades as the weight of satellites increased. The first notable failure occurred during Sputnik 4, an unmanned test of the Vostok ...
Launched on the same rocket as the first Omani satellite Armenia: Hayasat-1: Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory: Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory, Center of Scientific Innovation and Education Falcon 9: Vandenberg SLC-4E: 1 December 2023 Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Launched on the same rocket as the first Irish satellite Ireland: EIRSAT-1
First animals and plants returned alive from space (the dogs Belka and Strelka) First capsule recovered from orbit Korabl-Sputnik 2 (aka Sputnik 5) 1961 January 31 USA First great ape or Hominidae in space, Ham, a chimpanzee Mercury-Redstone 2: 1961 February 12 USSR First launch from Earth orbit of upper stage into a heliocentric orbit