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It was the first artificial (manmade) object to be placed in orbit around the earth. It started the space race between the USA and the USSR.

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Sputnik-1 was the first man-made object

to successfully be placed in Earth orbit.

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Why and how was sputnik 1 famous?

It was the first artificial object to Orbit the Earth


What space flight is famous for Houston you have a problem?

The space flight was the sputnik 1


Who is sputnik and what is he famous for?

Sputnik was a series of satellites built and launched by the then Soviet union. Sputnik 1 and 2 became the first two man made objects to attain orbit around the Earth.


What does the 1 in sputnik 1 mean?

It means it was the first sputnik.


What is the most famous orbiter?

Probably Sputnik (Sputnik 1), the Hubble (the Hubble Space Telescope) or the International Space Station (ISS) if you mean artificial satellites. Otherwise it's the moon.


Is Sputnik 1 a Russian spacecraft?

Sputnik 1 was a Russian satellite.


Why was there not a sputnik 4?

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.


What is the names of the s first spacecrafts into space?

Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1


What was first satellite in space called?

the name of the first satellite is Sputnik


Were Sputnik 1 and 2 launched at the same place?

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.


What is the name of the most famous space-based satellite?

Sputnik?


What was onboard sputnik 1?

The only known contents of Sputnik 1 are Electronics and some batteries.