It was launched into orbit by a soviet rocket called the R-7 Semyorka. This was originally designed to carry nuclear warheads, it was the first ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile).
No one. It was the first Earth satellite and sent in space by the the Russians (USSR).
it was sent to space
Sputnik was a Russian satellite that circled the earth. I remember watching it come over every evening. It sent back signals to the Russians.
Sputnik I, was the first earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union October 4, 1957. One month after the launching of Sputnik I, on November 3, 1957, Sputnik II, a satellite weighing 1,120 pounds and containing the dog "Laika" was sent into orbit.
The name of Laika's spacecraft was Sputnik 2. She was the first living being to orbit the Earth in this spacecraft in November 1957.
The rocket that sent Sputnik 1 into space is the SPUTNIK - PS by the former Soviet Union(now Russia).
Sputnik-2
The USSR's Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
Sputnik 1, the first man made object to orbit the earth. And we've been polluting like crazy up there ever since.
Sputnik was the first satellite launched outside of Earth's atmosphere. It was launched by the Russians.
Sputnik 1 was the first spacecraft launched, which was done by Russia on October 4, 1957.Sputnik 2 was also launched by Russia on November 3, 1957, and carried a dog into space.
The dog sent to space by Russia was named Laika. She was the first living creature to orbit the Earth aboard the spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957.