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It was the first artificial (manmade) object to be placed in orbit around the earth. It started the space race between the USA and the USSR.
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∙ 10y agoSputnik-1 was the first man-made object
to successfully be placed in Earth orbit.
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What was the first satellite put into orbits name?
Sputnik-1
Who was the first person took in the sputik?
The sputnik series of satellites were unmanned. Sputnik II carried an expendable dog.
When will Sputnik be visible in the October sky?
It won't be. Sputnik reentered the atmosphere and burned up on January 4, 1958 after three months in orbit.
What is the first artificial satellite to orbit another planet?
The second satellite to be sent into Earth orbit was "Sputnik 2".
What was the name of spacecraft that observed Venus in 1962?
There were more than one spacecrafts that explored (or attempted to explore) Venus in 1962. Namely, Mariner 1 (US), Sputnik 19 (USSR), Mariner 2 (US), Sputnik 20 (USSR) and Sputnik 21 (USSR). http://www.mentallandscape.com/V_VenusMissions.htm http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology_venus.html https://ssl.catalog.com/~ultimax.com/resource/venus.html http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/mwade/lvs/mola8k78.htm
Why and how was sputnik 1 famous?
It was the first artificial object to Orbit the Earth
What space flight is famous for Houston you have a problem?
The space flight was the sputnik 1
Who is sputnik and what is he famous for?
Sputnik was a series of satellites built and launched by the then Soviet union. Sputnik 1 and 2 became the first two man made objects to attain orbit around the Earth.
What does the 1 in sputnik 1 mean?
It means it was the first sputnik.
What is the most famous orbiter?
Probably Sputnik (Sputnik 1), the Hubble (the Hubble Space Telescope) or the International Space Station (ISS) if you mean artificial satellites. Otherwise it's the moon.
Is Sputnik 1 a Russian spacecraft?
Sputnik 1 was a Russian satellite.
Who one came first sputnik 1 or sputnik?
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.
Why was there not a sputnik 4?
Because the Sputnik program ended with Sputnik 3. Albeit there was a Sputnik 40 and 41 but these were to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sputnik 1.
What is the names of the s first spacecrafts into space?
Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1
What was first satellite in space called?
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
What was Sputnik 1 and 2?
Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 were artificial satellites that traveled around the Earth. People thought that Sputnik 1 was spying on them, but all it did was transmit a simple tracking signal for 3 weeks.
What was onboard sputnik 1?
The only known contents of Sputnik 1 are Electronics and some batteries.
