The Russian word sputnik literally means "traveling companion" or "satellite".
Sputnik One as the name of the first artificial sattellite.
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.
Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2.
It didn't First off, sputnik was a "family name" for a series of satellites, but none that went to the Moon. Sputnik only orbited the earth.
it means satlite in russhan
Sputnik One as the name of the first artificial sattellite.
Sputnik Monroe's birth name is Rocco Monroe DiGrazio.
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.
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
Sputnik means "fellow traveler" in Russian.
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.
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No THe series of satellites sharing the name Sputnik were launched by the Russiansm the Soviet Union.
Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2.
Sputnik I was launched from the USSR on October 4, 1957.