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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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What type of orbit did sputnik 1 have?

It was launched into an elliptical low earth orbit.


How long was sputnik 1 in orbit?

Sputnik 1 was in orbit for about three months, from October 4, 1957, to January 4, 1958.


How long does it take sputnik to orbit the earth?

No Sputniks are still in orbit. When they were, the period of an orbit was about 88 minutes.


What was the first man made space satellite called?

Sputnik 1, the first man made object to orbit the earth. And we've been polluting like crazy up there ever since.


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How long did it take sputnik 1 to orbit the earth once?

it took 98 minutes, it stayed in space for 6 monthsIf this helps it orbited 1440 times in 3 months.


How fast was sputnik traveling as it orbited the earth?

Sputnik with its puppy dog passenger( Laika ) was launched in October 1957, and remained in orbit until early 1958, when it reentered EarthÂ’s atmosphere and burned up Sputnik 1 was in orbit for 3 months, completing 1440 orbits. Sputnik 2, Laika's flight, was in orbit for 162 days. There were other missions, but these two, especially Sputnik 1, were the ones to capture the world's - especially the US'- attention.


What country was Sputnik 1 set to orbit?

Doesn't work like that, a satellite can't orbit one country. It can stay in geostationary orbit over some, but that's it. Sputnik 1 orbited the whole Earth.


What speed did sputnik orbit earth?

Sputnik 1 traveled at a speed of 18000 mph, completing one orbit of the Earth every 96.2 minutes.


Where is Sputnik 1?

Sputnik 1 is long gone. It burnt up on re-entry a few months after launch.


Was there anybody in sputnik 1?

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Is sputnik 1 still in orbit?

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