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Sputnik
Sputnik was the name given to a series of Soviet satellites sent into earth's orbit. Sputnik 1 was the world's first artificial satellite, launched on October 4, 1957.
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Sputnik satellites were a series of space vehicles sent up into space by the Soviets. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite, sent up in October 1957, really just to test the feasibility of a man made satellite. Sputnik 1 stayed in low orbit around the earth for 3 months before re-entering and burning up through the earths atmosphere. Further Sputnik vehicles took animals and men into space, or took probes to Venus and Mars.
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There were several Sputniks, with Sputnik 1 being the most famous.
Sputnik 1 wasn't really meant to do much, it was mainly an experiment to see if:
- something could be launched into space and achieve orbit
- if something could be built to keep operating up there
- to show off what the then Soviet Union could do
- oh, and it kept sending a beep on radio, so that people all over the world could hear it on their radio sets as it passed above.
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The word "jean" originated from the French word "Gênes," which refers to the city of Genoa in Italy. Genoa was known for its production of a sturdy cotton twill fabric used for sails, and this fabric eventually evolved into what we now know as denim or jeans.
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to successfully achieve earth orbit. Launched
by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 from Kazakhstan, Sputnik 1 stayed in orbit
for three months, plunging to Earth on 4 January 1958. It was the first of a series of
satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program.
Where did the word 'tragedy' originate?
Tragedy is from ancient Doric Greek, meaning a "goat weaner" it was used by shakespeares actors.
What are some achievements of the Superpowers involved in the Space Race?
Some of the achievements were that they did all their history work and got a hundred in the class. Then, everyone was happy and wouldn't do bad ever again. ********************************* What? the entry above doesnt make sense. What super powers involved included the USSR, the US, and CHINA. i recommend u search USSR to find out which countries were part of it in wikipedia.org
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The orbit of Sputnik I (first artificial satellite) was highly elliptical, ranging from 223 to 939 kilometres (133 to 533 miles) above the Earth. It orbited for almost exactly 3 months, completing 1440 orbits before burning up on reentry on January 4, 1958.
What planet was sputnik 1 supposed to land?
No one.
It was launched into low-Earth orbit and stayed there until it fell back in the atmosphere and burned up.
The first sputnik didn't actually crash but rather burned as it reentered the atmosphere in January of 1958. There were actually over 40 sputnik's released into space.
Who was president when to Soviet Union lonched there space shudle?
Man, do you need to use the Spell Check program!
I THINK you meant to ask "WHO WAS PRESIDENT WHEN THE SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED THEIR SPACE SHUTTLE?" As they don't have a space shuttle, we don't know who the president will be when they do have one.
it ain't transmitting nothing it fell outa the sky 50 years ago
it ain't transmitting nothing it fell outa the sky 50 years ago
it ain't transmitting nothing it fell outa the sky 50 years ago
What was sputnik why was it launched?
Not much really.
It's main purpose was to see if things could be launched into orbit and if they would remain functional up there.
Did the Russians began the sputnik space race yes or no?
The USSR launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit on the 4th of October, 1957.
Who did Sputnik 1 orbit first?
Sputnik I? The Russian (Soviet Union) satellite? Well, the Soviet Union had successfully launched this satellite, so the Russians were indeed involved. I am pretty sure that only the Soviet Union was involved (even though Sputnik I was part of the Space Race, the American people did not have anything to do with the satellite).
Did sputnik increase or decrease tension of US or USSR?
Before Sputnik, America was in a "battle" with Russia on space flight. America wanted to be the first in space, on the moon, and have the first satellite orbit the Earth.
- When Sputnik (Russian Satellite) went into space, tension was created by which we had lost part of the Space Race. It put Russia ahead of America in the Space Race.
What happened to Sputnik after it was out of space?
Satellites in low orbit are affected by drag from the very top layer of the atmosphere. This drag eventually slows them down, which brings them in contact with denser layers of atmosphere, which slows them down and brings them down even more. Eventually, they burn up by the heat from rushing real fast through the air.
Sputnik 1 was launched into Earth's orbit on 4 October 1957. It remained there for less than 3 months and collected atmospheric data. The satellite fell out of orbit on 4 January 1958. It burned up upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
"Sputnik 1 burned up on January 4, 1958. It fell from orbit upon re-entering earth's atmosphere after traveling about 60 million km (37 million miles) and spending 3 months in orbit." That straight from Wikipedia. A link is provided.
When did sputnik 2 return back to earth?
There were in fact several Sputnik satellites, but I imagine you're asking about the very first.
Sputnik-1 spent 3 months in orbit before re-entering and burning up. It was launched on October 4 1957, and was destroyed on January 4 1958. So it's location today would be... nowhere. It's believed to have been destroyed entirely. There is one piece left of sputnik, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1 This metal arming key is the last remaining piece of the first Sputnik satellite. It prevented contact between the batteries and the transmitter prior to launch. Currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
How did the US respond to Sputnik 1?
America was worried that Russia could start bombing them if they wanted. The fear of Russia being the first ones in space was amplified by the Cold War, and many Americans thought that by dominating space, the Russians would be able to launch any kind of attack they felt like at any time on the U.S. from space without any opposition, because the U.S. had no satellites in space. It started the space race, which was a period of time during which the United States rushed to get satellites up into space as well, to close the rift that had emerged between Russian and American space technology.
How did Sputnik change the future?
When the soviets launched Sputnik, it caused America to freak out. They were worried that the satellite contained a weapon that would be fired at America. They also feared they were way behind in technology compared to the soviets.
