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Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, reached an altitude of about 939 kilometers (583 miles) above Earth's surface. This altitude allowed it to orbit the Earth approximately once every 96 minutes.

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No Sputnik did not land, It burned up in the atmosphere.


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Sputnik I orbited Earth for about 3 months before decaying into Earth's atmosphere and burning up. Sputnik I burned up over 50 years ago.


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Sputnik 1 (and also the next three Sputnik spacecraft) burned up in the atmosphere during re-entry. There are replicas in many Russian museums and at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington.


How high was the sputnik-1 satellite?

The Sputnik-1 satellite orbitted at approximately 577.1 km above the surface of the Earth.


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