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Q: What did Sputnik 1 do when it orbited earth?
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Was Sputnik 1 an orbiter?

Yes, Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth over 1000 times


How long has sputnik 1 been in orbit?

Sputnik I orbited Earth for about 3 months before decaying into Earth's atmosphere and burning up. Sputnik I burned up over 50 years ago.


How many times did the sputnik orbit around the earth?

Sputnik 1 orbited around the Earth once every 96 minutes. It completed about 1,440 orbits during its 3-month mission in 1957.


When did the Sputnik land on the moon?

It didn't First off, sputnik was a "family name" for a series of satellites, but none that went to the Moon. Sputnik only orbited the earth.


What country was Sputnik 1 set to orbit?

Doesn't work like that, a satellite can't orbit one country. It can stay in geostationary orbit over some, but that's it. Sputnik 1 orbited the whole Earth.


How far above the earth surface stupnikin orbit?

Stupnikin orbit does not exist. Do you mean the Sputnik orbit? The Sputnik 1 satellite orbited Earth at an altitude of approximately 215 to 939 kilometers (133 to 583 miles) above the Earth's surface.


How far did the sputnik satellite orbit?

The Sputnik satellite orbited Earth at an altitude between 215 to 939 kilometers (133 to 583 miles).


How many miles did the sputnik satellite orbit?

The Sputnik satellite orbited the Earth at an altitude ranging from approximately 143 miles to 586 miles.


What kind of information did Sputnik 1 and 2 provide?

They orbited the earth, got information about earth's atmosphere, took the temperature and beeped. Same for II, except they had a dog in it!


How long did it take sputnik 1 to orbit the earth once?

Sputnik 1 took approximately 96.2 minutes to orbit the Earth once.


What happened in sputnik 1?

Sputnik 1 was the world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. It marked the beginning of the space race between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Sputnik 1 orbited Earth for three months, transmitting radio signals back to Earth before burning up upon re-entry into the atmosphere.


How long did Sputnik 2 Orbit the earth?

Sputnik 2 orbited the Earth for about 162 days before re-entering the atmosphere and burning up on April 14, 1958.