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the space race
Sputnik 1 was launched to do two things, and it did them brilliantly.
# It was to gather and send back data on the upper atmosphere and radio-signal distribution in the ionosphere. # It was also launched to get up the noses of the American military.
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Where was sputnik invented?
Sputnik was developed by the USSRSputnik 1 was launched from kasakhstan where the baikonor cosmodrome is today
When was the first thing in space launched?
Sputnik 1, launched at 4 October 1957.
What was special about sputnik?
Sputnik 1 was the first human-built thing that was launched into orbit and functioned while there.
Were Sputnik 1 and 2 launched at the same place?
Yes, both were launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
When was the first spaceship launched?
The first spaceship was launched on October 4, 1957, called Sputnik 1.
In what year was sputnik launched 195519571962or1964?
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October 1957.
What country was Sputnik 1 launched from?
Sputnik-1 was launched from site No.1, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome) Kazakhstan, former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).Sputnik 1 was launched from Gagarin's Start which is the 5th Tyuratam range, located in Kazakhstan (A country of west-central Asia, south of Russia) where the Baikonor Cosmodrome is now.The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (U.S.S.R.)
Where was sputnik1 made?
Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957 and was launched by the Soviet Union.
Space exploration began on October 4 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 what other spacecraft were launched between that date and the last mission to the Moon in 1972?
The Explorer 1 was launched on January 31,1958 one year after the Sputnik 1,and Sputnik 11
When The Soviets launched Sputnik 1?
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. The booster used by it had been used in August of that year to launch a long range missile.
How was the sputnik launched?
Sputnik 1, 2 and 3 were all launched by the Sputnik rocket, a derivative of the R-7 Semyorka ICBM (NATO reporting name: SS-6 Sapwood).
Where was sputnik invented?
Sputnik was developed by the USSRSputnik 1 was launched from kasakhstan where the baikonor cosmodrome is today
When was the first thing in space launched?
Sputnik 1, launched at 4 October 1957.
Which country launched sputnik and in what year?
The first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by the USSR (Russia) in 1957. Following its launch on October 4, Russia launched Sputnik 2 on November 3. Sputnik 3 was not launched until May, 1958 following the US Explorer and Vanguard satellites in January and March.
What was special about sputnik?
Sputnik 1 was the first human-built thing that was launched into orbit and functioned while there.
When was the Soviet Union sputnick launched?
Sputnik-1 was launched into orbit on October 4, 1957.
Were Sputnik 1 and 2 launched at the same place?
Yes, both were launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
