1957
Sputnik was launched into a low-Earth orbit. Sputnik was launched By the Soviet Union. It was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. it weighed about 98 pounds and took 90 minutes to orbit earth. when Sputnik was launched the Space Race began.
The first artificial satellite put into orbit was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. It marked the beginning of human space exploration.
No Sputniks are still in orbit. When they were, the period of an orbit was about 88 minutes.
Sputnik 1 was in orbit for about three months, from October 4, 1957, to January 4, 1958.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
Sputnik
The first man made object put into Earth orbit.
Russia (Sputnik 1)
The very first satellite put into orbit was the Russian satellite Sputnik put into orbit on October 4th, 1957.
If they can put a satellite in orbit they can launch a H-bomb at us too. It wasn't quite true with Sputnik 1, but it was with Sputnik 2.
The first satellite put into orbit was named Sputnik 1. It was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957.
First Soviet SatelliteIt was called the 'Sputnik' and was put into orbit on October 4th, 1957. The timing was 'tweaked' to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The worlds' first artificial satelite was put in orbit by Soviet Union in 1957, named Sputnik 1. Since then thousands of prolab satelites were put in orbit by several countries around the globe.
Sputnik was launched into a low-Earth orbit. Sputnik was launched By the Soviet Union. It was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. it weighed about 98 pounds and took 90 minutes to orbit earth. when Sputnik was launched the Space Race began.
It was launched into an elliptical low earth orbit.
Sputnik 1 was the first satellite ever put into orbit. It was launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957.
It was in orbit around Earth.