Not much really. The rocket took flight as expected. The big thing was that it was the first successful launch of an object into orbit.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
Big, strong rockets.
Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, as the world's first artificial satellite. It was a response to the U.S. plans to launch a satellite for the International Geophysical Year. Sputnik 1 marked the beginning of the space race between the two superpowers during the Cold War.
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 Russians launched Sputnik 1 on the 4th October 1957, 7:28 PM.
Russia launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. It was the first artificial Earth satellite to be successfully launched into space.
The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 was significant because it was the first artificial satellite to be successfully launched into space, marking the beginning of the space age. It also fueled the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, leading to advancements in technology and space exploration.
The second attempt to launch Sputnik 3 was successfully done on may 15 1958.
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. The booster used by it had been used in August of that year to launch a long range missile.
The launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, in 1957 was driven by the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Soviet Union's successful launch demonstrated its technological advancement to the world, sparking fears in the United States and leading to increased investment in science, technology, and space exploration.
The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.
Sputnik 1 is long gone. It burnt up on re-entry a few months after launch.