Sputniks Down ended in 2003.
Sputniks Down was created in 1996.
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There was a series of sputniks, with different compoetry.
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There was a Swedish band called The Spotniks played instrumental music. Still going today!
No. All the sputniks were in fairly low-Earth orbits, and wouldn't have been able to get anywhere near the Moon.
No. First off, sputnik was a "family name" for a series of satellites, but none that lande. They burnt up during re-entry.
A nation that can launch something into orbit is a nation that can drop anything from orbit onto any other part of the world. Unless you trust the nation with orbital capacity, this can be a scary thought.
No Sputniks are still in orbit. When they were, the period of an orbit was about 88 minutes.
Obviously to stay on mission.
Mission Santa Clara is the eighth mission in the mission chain