Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1
	Replica of Sputnik 1
Names	Спутник-1
Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	OKB-1
Harvard designation	1957 Alpha 2
COSPAR ID	1957-001B
SATCAT no.	00002
Mission duration	21 days
Orbits completed	1440
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	OKB-1; Ministry of Radiotechnical Industry
Launch mass	83.6 kg (184 lb)
Dimensions	58 cm (23 in) diameter
Power	1 watt
Start of mission
Launch date	4 October 1957, 19:28:34 UTC
Rocket	Sputnik 8K71PS
Launch site	Baikonur 1/5
End of mission
Disposal	Orbital decay
Last contact	26 October 1957
Decay date	4 January 1958
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Semi-major axis	6,955 km (4,322 mi)
Eccentricity	0.05201
Perigee	215 km (134 mi)
Apogee	939 km (583 mi)
Inclination	65.1°
Period	96.2 minutes
Epoch	4 October 1957, 15:12 UTC
Instruments
	Radio transmitter; (20.005 MHz - 40.002 MHz)
	Sputnik program ← None Sputnik 2 →

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to go around the Earth.^[2]^[3] It was made by the Soviet Union.^[2] It was launched on 4 October 1957 at Baikonur Cosmodrome.^[2] It orbited (went around) the Earth for three months.^[2] It carried a radio transmitter. It did 1,440 orbits of the Earth during this time. It went down into Earth's atmosphere on 4 January 1958 and burned up.^[2]

The United States was very surprised when the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into space. It did not want to fall behind. So, it began spending more money on science and education.^[4] This was when the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States began. The competition helped the US and Russia fuel the United States’ space exploration endeavors

Etymology

The word Sputnik comes from the Russian Спутник, literally traveling companion. It is pronounced IPA: ['sput.nik] or IPA: ['sput.nık], not 'spʌt.nık.^[2]^[5]

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Wade, Mark. "Sputnik 1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "Sputnik 1". NASA NSSDC. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
↑ Latifiyan, Pouya; Mazlumi, Farhad; HabibNejad, Saeed (2024). "1". Satellite Internet in the Aviation Industry. Aviation Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Department (1st ed.). Tehran, Iran: Civil Aviation Technology College. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.25125.92640.
↑ Calmes, Jackie (2010-12-06). "Obama Calls for New 'Sputnik Moment'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
↑ Siddiqi, Asif A. (2003). Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge. Universityy of Florida Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-8130-2627-X.

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[astronautix-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Wade, Mark. "Sputnik 1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[nasa1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 "Sputnik 1". NASA NSSDC. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[:02-3] Latifiyan, Pouya; Mazlumi, Farhad; HabibNejad, Saeed (2024). "1". Satellite Internet in the Aviation Industry. Aviation Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Department (1st ed.). Tehran, Iran: Civil Aviation Technology College. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.25125.92640.

[4] Calmes, Jackie (2010-12-06). "Obama Calls for New 'Sputnik Moment'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[5] Siddiqi, Asif A. (2003). Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge. Universityy of Florida Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-8130-2627-X.

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