it was sent to space
The rocket that sent Sputnik 1 into space is the SPUTNIK - PS by the former Soviet Union(now Russia).
Sputnik-2
Russia
Sputnik
Not as we know them today. Sputnik 1 sent a radio beep, but that was about it. It couldn't relay information as current communications satellites do.
That was Sputnik 1 launched 4. oktober 1957 I suppose the name was "Sputnik" and then later when they sendt the next one, they became "Sputnik 1" and "Sputnik 2" regards.
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The first Russian rocket was called Sputnik. Sputnik was sent in to space in the year 1957 and returned within 92 days.
Sputnik 2 was the first time humans sent a living being into space, a dog named Laika.
The first satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Russians on October 4th 1957.
The name of Laika's spacecraft was Sputnik 2. She was the first living being to orbit the Earth in this spacecraft in November 1957.
Sputnik 1 was sent into orbit in 1957 by the Soviets.