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What does sputnik mean?

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Sputnik is Russian, and it means something like "travelling companion". It became the name for an early series of articifial satellites.

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What does the 1 in sputnik 1 mean?

It means it was the first sputnik.


What does the 2 in sputnik 2 mean?

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Was sputnik manned?

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Who one came first sputnik 1 or sputnik?

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