Sputnik 1 - Wikipedia
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.
Sputnik | Satellites, History, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月21日 · Sputnik, a series of three Soviet artificial satellites. Sputnik 1 (launched October 4, 1957) was the first artificial satellite and the beginning of the ‘space race’ between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Sputnik 2 carried the dog Laika, the first living creature in space.
Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age - NASA
The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off-guard. Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload.
NASA | History - Sputnik
The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and …
65 Years Ago: Sputnik Ushers in the Space Age - NASA
On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union inaugurated the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. Launched as a contribution to the International Geophysical Year (IGY), Sputnik weighed 184 pounds and orbited the Earth every 90 minutes, sending out a signal that amateur radio operators around the world could monitor.
Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age - NASA
Sputnik 1, launched on 4 October 1957 from the Soviet Union's rocket testing facility in the desert near Tyuratam in the Kazakh Republic, proved a decidedly unspectacular satellite that probably should not have elicited the horrific reaction it wrought.
What did Sputnik mean? How the first satellite changed the world
2023年11月3日 · For both the Soviet Union and the United States, the launch of Sputnik 1 represented a watershed moment in the Cold War Space Race. This first artificial satellite, with its iconic beeping radio signal, caused shockwaves worldwide on …
Sputnik launched | October 4, 1957 - HISTORY
2009年11月24日 · The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957. The spacecraft, named Sputnik after the Russian word for...
The story of Sputnik: how one soviet satellite changed everything
Sputnik, named from the Russian word for "traveler" or "satellite", was an elegantly simple and robust design. It was a spherical object measuring just 58 centimeters in diameter, roughly the size of a beach ball, and weighed about 83 kilograms.
It All Started with Sputnik | Smithsonian
Sputnik 1, launched from the Soviet Union’s rocket test site near Tyuratam, Kazakhistan, was a mere 184-pound “hunk of iron almost anybody could launch,” as a U.S. Navy admiral characterized it,...
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