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Sputnik 1

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Spacecraft

Sputnik 1

October 4, 1957Launch
Soviet UnionOperator
SputnikLaunch vehicle

Facts

LaunchOctober 4, 1957
OperatorSoviet Union
ManufacturerS.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
Launch vehicleSputnik
COSPAR ID1957-001B
Typeartificial satellite of the Earth
Mass83.6 kg
Re-entryJanuary 4, 1958

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q80811

Type: artificial satellite of the Earth

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Operator: Soviet Union

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