It won't be. Sputnik reentered the atmosphere and burned up on January 4, 1958 after three months in orbit.
As of October 2009, Jupiter is very bright and visible from sunset until about 1AM.
Hercules can be best seen during the spring months. It first becomes visible in April and works its way across the sky to disappear in October.
Some visible objects in the sky could be faces and shapes.
It is a comet
The planet Venus is clearly visible in the western sky after sunset. It would be the brightest thing in the sky, visible even through light cloud cover.
October Sky takes place in Coalwood, West Virginia, it starts in October of 1957 when Sputnik is launched
947 km or 588.439 miles
October of 1957 is the beginning of the movie when Sputnik orbits over Homer's hometown
The movie October Sky in 1999 was based on Homer Hickam story. The story was about his motivation to take up rocketry which was the launched of Soviet Union's Sputnik 1.
Is visible in our sky
As of October 2009, Jupiter is very bright and visible from sunset until about 1AM.
Yes, the Soviet satellite called Sputnik in the English-speaking world was visible in the US, and many people went out at night to try to spot it.
The first satellite to be visible was the first satellite in orbit. Sputnik 1 was visible (barely) while its last stage booster was very visible. Early satellites were low altitude and there was less competition from street and city lighting in those days.
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October 1957.
Satellite - "Sputnik" was the first satellite launched on Oct 4, 1957.
Sputnik I was launched from the USSR on October 4, 1957.
Hercules can be best seen during the spring months. It first becomes visible in April and works its way across the sky to disappear in October.