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Sputnik was the "family name" for a series of satellites, so there never was a satellite named only Sputnik. They all had numbers with Sputnik 1 being the first.
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Who was on sputnik 1?
No one. It was the first Earth satellite and sent in space by the the Russians (USSR).
What was the first space ship?
Sputnik 1
Who invented Sputnik?
There was more than one Sputnik. Sputnik was a common name for vehicles in the early Russian / Soviet Space programme, Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2 etc They were all invented by the Russians AKA Soviet Union. The team, at least for the first Sputniks, was lead by Sergei Korolev
What was special about sputnik?
Sputnik 1 was the first human-built thing that was launched into orbit and functioned while there.
What is the name of the first artificial satellite?
sputnik 1
What was first satellite in space called?
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
What does the 1 in sputnik 1 mean?
It means it was the first sputnik.
What is the names of the s first spacecrafts into space?
Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1
The name of the first artificial astellite sent into space in 1957 by Russians is?
That was Sputnik 1 launched 4. oktober 1957 I suppose the name was "Sputnik" and then later when they sendt the next one, they became "Sputnik 1" and "Sputnik 2" regards.
What is the name of the world's first satellite launched in 1957 by soviet union?
First Soviet SatelliteIt was called the 'Sputnik' and was put into orbit on October 4th, 1957. The timing was 'tweaked' to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
What type of orbit did sputnik 1 have?
It was launched into an elliptical low earth orbit.
Who was on sputnik 1?
No one. It was the first Earth satellite and sent in space by the the Russians (USSR).
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 was the first space ship?
Sputnik 1
What were the names of the first spacecrafts?
Sputnik 1.
What kind of space craft was Sputnik 1?
Russian's Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite.
What was Sputnik the first example of?
Sputnik 1 was the first man-made object (officially known ) launched into trajectory. The first artificial satellite.
