Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. The booster used by it had been used in August of that year to launch a long range missile.
sputnik 1 was a russian space probe launched on October 4 1957. it was used to collect atmosperic conditions for future launches.
It means it was the first sputnik.
Sputnik 1 was a Russian satellite.
Because the Sputnik program ended with Sputnik 3. Albeit there was a Sputnik 40 and 41 but these were to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sputnik 1.
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Sputnik 1 on the 4th of October 1957.
Sputnik I was simplicity itself - it's only onboard "equipment" was an electronic radio "beep" received back on earth.
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
No, Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 were not launched from the same place. Sputnik 1 was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, while Sputnik 2 was launched from the same location.
The word "sputnik" comes from Russian, meaning "satellite" or "companion." It was famously used to name the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
The only known contents of Sputnik 1 are Electronics and some batteries.