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Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 (/ˈspʌtnɪk, ˈspʊtnɪk/, Russian: Спутник-1, Satellite 1), often referred to as simply Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc…

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Apogee altitude
939 km (583 mi)
Contractor
OKB-1
COSPAR ID
1957-001B
Decay date
4 January 1958
Dimensions
58 cm (23 in) diameter
Disposal
Atmospheric entry

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Sputnik 1

Nodes195
Edges194
Triples258
Avg. degree1.99
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Sputnik 1

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related to Legacy · 47
Sputnik 1 → Advanced Research Projects Agency, Agency, America, America's, American, Army Scientific Advisory Panel, As, Braun, Courier, DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects, Democratic, Eisenhower, Explorer, Gavin, General James, He, However, Initially, International Geophysical Year
related to Propaganda · 39
Sputnik 1 → American, An, Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Before, CIA, December, Explorer, ICBMs, January, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Khrushchev, Korolev, Meanwhile, November, October Revolution, People, President Eisenhower, Privately, PS-1
related to Reception · 30
Sputnik 1 → American, American Radio Relay League, Columbia University, Directions, East Coast, FM, However, Long Island, Manhattan, NBC, News, One, Operation Moonwatch, Organised, RCA, Riverhead, Rodewisch, Russian, Saxony, Soviet Union
related to Launch vehicle preparation and launch site selection · 29
Sputnik 1 → Academy, At, Central Committee, Chief Directorate, Communist Party, Council, GRAU, GURVO, ICBM, M-104, May, Ministers, More, NATO, Object, Object PS, OKB-1, R-7, Rocket Forces, Russian
related to External links · 23
Sputnik 1 → Clarke, Dwight, Eisenhower Presidential Library50th Anniversary, Ground, IEEE SpectrumSputnik Program Page, IKI RAN, Internet Archive, NASA's Solar System ExplorationNASA, NASARemembering Sputnik, New Moon, PLANETA, Reds Launch First Space, Russian, Russian News Agency TASSDocuments, Satellite, Satellite One, Sir Arthur, Space Age, Space Monitoring Information Support, Space Race
related to Models · 19
Sputnik 1 → Authenticated, Cosmonautics, EMC, EMC/EMI, EMI, February, Flight, Memorial Museum, Mikhail Ryazansky, Moscow, NII-885, OKB-1, Seattle, Sputnik, The, The Museum, The Sputnik, They, United States
related to Replicas · 19
Sputnik 1 → Australia, February, In, Mir, National Air, November, Powerhouse Museum, Russian, Science Museum, Soviet Union, Space Museum, Spain, Sputnik, The, There, Three, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States
related to Backups · 10
Sputnik 1 → At, Cosmosphere, Energia, Hutchinson, Kansas, Korolev's, Moscow, Sputnik, The, United States
see also · 9
Sputnik 1 → Gillies, Kerimov, Russian, Soviet, Spaceflight, Sputnik, Tereshkova, Union, Yuri Gagarin
related to Design · 2
Sputnik 1 → Simplicity, Sputnik

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sputnik 1Apogee altitude939 km (583 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 1ContractorOKB-11.00infobox
Sputnik 1COSPAR ID1957-001B1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Decay date4 January 19581.00infobox
Sputnik 1Dimensions58 cm (23 in) diameter1.00infobox
Sputnik 1DisposalAtmospheric entry1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Eccentricity0.052011.00infobox
Sputnik 1Harvard designation1957 Alpha 21.00infobox
Sputnik 1Inclination65.10°1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Last contact26 October 19571.00infobox
Sputnik 1Launch date4 October 1957; 68 years ago (4 October 1957), 19:28:34 UTC1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Launch mass83.6 kg (184 lb)1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/51.00infobox
Sputnik 1ManufacturerOKB-1 Ministry of Radiotechnical Industry1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Mission duration22 days (achieved)1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Mission typeTechnology demonstration1.00infobox
Sputnik 1NamesСпутник 1 Object PS (Prosteishiy Sputnik) Простейший Спутник-1 Elementary Satellite-11.00infobox
Sputnik 1OperatorOKB-11.00infobox
Sputnik 1Orbits completed1,4401.00infobox
Sputnik 1Perigee altitude215 km (134 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Period96.20 minutes1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Power1 watt1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
Sputnik 1RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Sputnik 1RocketSputnik-PS 8K71PS1.00infobox
Sputnik 1SATCAT no.2 (The launch rocket has SATCAT no.1)1.00infobox
Sputnik 1Semi-major axis6,955.2 km1.00infobox
Sputnik 1SpacecraftSputnik-11.00infobox

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