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.
Sputnik 1("Спутник-1" in Russian script) was the name given to the first man made object to be placed in an earth orbit.
The satellite was launched into an elliptical low earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4th. of October 1957 and was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program.
Sputnik was simply the missions launched by the USSR and then later by Russia
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Short answer: the Soviet Union launched three Sputnik missions (Sputnik 1, 2 & 3) and Russia launched two Sputnik missions (Sputnik 40 & 41). The Soviet Union launched a further fiveKorabl Sputnik missions (Korabl Sputnik 1 to 5). All other Sputnik missions are the West's brainchild.
The Soviet Union called the very first artificial satellite from October 4th 1957, Sputnik. Due to secrecy a lot of Soviet spacecraft were not publicly named and Western newspapers named different Soviet spacecraft Sputniks. When they reached high Sputnik numbers they realised that the Soviet Union already called their indefinite satellites for Cosmos.
The Vostok spacecraft were tested unmanned or with dogs and dummies (Ivan Ivanovic) asKorabl Sputniks (Sputnik ship) as Soviet designation.
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Sputnik I was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. It was launched by the USSR (Russia) on October 4, 1957. This was four months before the first US satellite, Explorer I, which was launched January 31, 1958.
Sputnik was a beach ball sized satellite that made a steady radio "beep-beep-beep". That's all it did. It was launched so the Russians could say: "See, we got into space first!" No kidding, that was all there was to it.
There were 25 mission launches called Sputnik. Most with different purposes/missions. Sputnik 1's goal was to demonstrate the ability to launch a satellite into Earth orbit (and maybe to achieve the political goal of demonstrating to the world that the USSR had this ability.) After Sputnik 4 the missions had two names, Korabl Sputnik, then Vostok , then Cosmos, then Alpha, then Korabl. Many of the later Sputnik missions failed before achieving their goal.
THE PURPOSE OF THE SPUTNIK WAS TO GO TO SPACE AND TO ORBIT A PLANET,
artificial satellite.
The first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by the USSR (Russia) in 1957. Following its launch on October 4, Russia launched Sputnik 2 on November 3. Sputnik 3 was not launched until May, 1958 following the US Explorer and Vanguard satellites in January and March.
Sputnik I, launched on October 4, 1957, was the first man-made object to successfully achieve Earth orbit.It was followed by Sputnik II on Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957.The first US satelllite was Explorer I, launched on January 31, 1958.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR (Russia) on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial satellite to successfully achieve Earth orbit. There had been several previous unsuccessful attempts by the USSR and the USA.
Sputnik-1 was launched from site No.1, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome) Kazakhstan, former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).Sputnik 1 was launched from Gagarin's Start which is the 5th Tyuratam range, located in Kazakhstan (A country of west-central Asia, south of Russia) where the Baikonor Cosmodrome is now.The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (U.S.S.R.)
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October 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, Sputnik I, was launched by the USSR (Russia) in 1957. Following its launch on October 4, Russia launched Sputnik 2 on November 3. Sputnik 3 was not launched until May, 1958 following the US Explorer and Vanguard satellites in January and March.
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The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) -- Russia launched Sputnik
Yes, they launched Sputnik in 1957
Sputnik 1, 2 and 3 were all launched by the Sputnik rocket, a derivative of the R-7 Semyorka ICBM (NATO reporting name: SS-6 Sapwood).
Sputnik I, launched on October 4, 1957, was the first man-made object to successfully achieve Earth orbit.It was followed by Sputnik II on Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957.The first US satelllite was Explorer I, launched on January 31, 1958.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR (Russia) on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial satellite to successfully achieve Earth orbit. There had been several previous unsuccessful attempts by the USSR and the USA.
The first satellite to be placed in orbit was Sputnik I. It was the first of a series of "Sputnik" satellites and was launched on October 4, 1957 by the USSR (The Soviet Union).
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