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Sputnik was a "family name" for a series of Russian satellites.
Sputnik 1 (the very first artificial satellite launched by the Russians) was in orbit in 1957, but only briefly. It was in a very low orbit, and it fell out of orbit and burned on re-entry shortly afterward, which is was designed to do. It had accomplished it's mission.
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In what year was sputnik put into orbit?
Sputnik was put into orbit on October 4, 1957.
Where was the sputnik launched to?
Sputnik was launched into a low-Earth orbit. Sputnik was launched By the Soviet Union. It was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. it weighed about 98 pounds and took 90 minutes to orbit earth. when Sputnik was launched the Space Race began.
What type of orbit did sputnik 1 have?
It was launched into an elliptical low earth orbit.
Where was the sputnik?
It was in orbit around Earth.
How long does it take sputnik to orbit the earth?
No Sputniks are still in orbit. When they were, the period of an orbit was about 88 minutes.
How long was sputnik 1 in orbit?
Sputnik 1 was in orbit for about three months, from October 4, 1957, to January 4, 1958.
What speed did sputnik orbit earth?
Sputnik 1 traveled at a speed of 18000 mph, completing one orbit of the Earth every 96.2 minutes.
What was the first man made space satellite called?
Sputnik 1, the first man made object to orbit the earth. And we've been polluting like crazy up there ever since.
What is the name of the first satellite to orbit earth?
Sputnik I was launched from the USSR on October 4, 1957.
What was the first artificial satellites orbit earth?
Sputnik-I
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 fast was sputnik traveling as it orbited the earth?
Sputnik with its puppy dog passenger( Laika ) was launched in October 1957, and remained in orbit until early 1958, when it reentered EarthÂ’s atmosphere and burned up Sputnik 1 was in orbit for 3 months, completing 1440 orbits. Sputnik 2, Laika's flight, was in orbit for 162 days. There were other missions, but these two, especially Sputnik 1, were the ones to capture the world's - especially the US'- attention.
