Sputnik 1
From The Space Library
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| Major contractors | OKB-1, Soviet Ministry of Radiotechnical Industry |
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| Mission type | Atmospheric studies |
| Satellite of | Earth |
| Orbits | 1,440 |
| Launch date | 19:28:34, October 4, 1957 (UTC) (22:28:34 MSK) |
| Launch vehicle | Sputnik Rocket |
| Mission duration | 3 months |
| Orbital decay | 4 January 1958 |
| COSPAR ID | 1957-001B |
| Home page | NASA NSSDC Master Catalog |
| Mass | 83.6 kg (184.3 lb) |
| Semimajor axis | 6,955.2 km (4,321.8 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.05201 |
| Inclination | 65.1° |
| Orbital period | 96.2 minutes |
| Apoapsis | 7,310 km (4,540 mi) from centre, 939 km (583 mi) from surface |
| Periapsis | 6,586 km (4,092 mi) from centre, 215 km (134 mi) from surface |
Launch of Sputnik 1 on R-7 October 4th 1957
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Sputnik 1 launch footage and simulation October 4th 1957
Sputnik 1 prototype in Energia museum
Sputnik internal schematic
Sputnik 1 R-7 schematic
Sputnik and fairing schematic
Sputnik in shroud
TASS report on Sputnik 1
The state commission on Earth’s first artificial satellite launch first row, from left to right: G. R. Udarov, I. T. Bulychev, A. G. Mrykin, M. V. Keldysh, S. P. Korolev technical manager, V. M. Rjabikov chairman of the commission, M. I. Nedelin, G.N. Pashkov, V.P. Glushko, V.P.Barmin, (second row) M.S. Rjazansky, K.N. Rudnev, N.A. Piljugin, S.M. Vladimirsky, and V.I. Kuznetsov.
