Sputnik was 23 inches in diameter and was about the size of a Basketball.
Yes, both were launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Yes, Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth over 1000 times
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.
Construction of Sputnik 1 began in 1957.
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite launched into space, by the Soviet Union in 1957. It was a big deal to America because it marked the beginning of the space race between the US and the Soviet Union, leading to heightened competition in space technology and exploration. It also raised concerns about national security and scientific advancement in the US.
Big, strong rockets.
It means it was the first sputnik.
Sputnik 1 was a Russian satellite.
Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1
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.
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
Yes, both were launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The only known contents of Sputnik 1 are Electronics and some batteries.
Only things the sputnik 1 is known to have contained are Electronics and batteries.
Yes, Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth over 1000 times
Sputnik-2
SputnikSo they knew where sputnik was.