No Sputniks are still in orbit. When they were, the period of an orbit was about 88 minutes.
yes
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 Russian satellite, Sputnik 1, orbited the Earth on October 4, 1957. It was the world's first artificial satellite to be launched into space.
It was the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. It launched on October 4, 1957.
It was the first artificial object to Orbit the Earth
It was the first artificial (manmade) object to be placed in orbit around the earth. It started the space race between the USA and the USSR.
Sputnik-I
A satellite is any object in orbit. An artificial satellite is specifically placed in orbit by human endeavor.
No Sputniks are still in orbit. When they were, the period of an orbit was about 88 minutes.
The first man made object put into Earth orbit.
An artificial satellite is a man-made object injected into orbit around another object (The Space Station is an artificial satellite of the Earth). A natural satellite is a "natural" object that orbits around another object (The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth).
Yes, but there are also some that orbit other planets.
Yes, but there are also some that orbit other planets.
they both orbit the earth
yes
A moon is a natural satellite, as opposed to an artificial satellite, which is a man-made object in orbit.