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Sputnik 40: Art & Products

Sputnik 40 (Russian: Спутник 40, French: Spoutnik 40), also known as Sputnik Jr, PS-2 and Radio Sputnik 17 (RS-17), was a Franco-Russian amateur radio satellite which was launched in 1997 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. A 4-kilogram (8.8 lb) one-third scale model of Sputnik 1…

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Sputnik 40 topic overview

The analysis highlights Art and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Sputnik 40.

Related topics
27
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
30
Extracted relationships
44
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
30

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 13 topics
Launch · 9 topics
Orbit · 5 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
382 kilometres (237 mi)
COSPAR ID
1997-058C
Decay date
21 May 1998
Deployed from
Mir
Deployment date
3 November 1997, 04:05 UTC
Epoch
4 November 1997

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Launch

Orbit

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Sputnik 40 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Sputnik 40 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Sputnik 40 → Anatoly Solovyev, At, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Mir, November, October, Pavel Vinogradov, Progress M-36, Soyuz-U, Sputnik, UTC, X-Mir Another extracted example is Sputnik 40 → December, Earth, International Designator, It, March, May, Mir, November, On, Sputnik, The, United States Space Command. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Sputnik 40

Top relations

related to Launch · 13
Sputnik 40 → Anatoly Solovyev, At, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Mir, November, October, Pavel Vinogradov, Progress M-36, Soyuz-U, Sputnik, UTC, X-Mir
related to Orbit · 12
Sputnik 40 → December, Earth, International Designator, It, March, May, Mir, November, On, Sputnik, The, United States Space Command
Apogee altitude · 1
Sputnik 40 → 382 kilometres (237 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
Sputnik 40 → 1997-058C
Decay date · 1
Sputnik 40 → 21 May 1998
Deployed from · 1
Sputnik 40 → Mir
Deployment date · 1
Sputnik 40 → 3 November 1997, 04:05 UTC
Epoch · 1
Sputnik 40 → 4 November 1997
Inclination · 1
Sputnik 40 → 51.6 degrees
Last contact · 1
Sputnik 40 → 29 December 1997 (1997-12-30)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

sputnik 40 1997 launch mir deployed satellite orbit space november spacecraft also radio amateur lb soyuz-u launched station mission 1997-058c

Sputnik 40 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 44 structured relationships around Sputnik 40. Examples in this analysis include Sputnik 40 → Apogee altitude → 382 kilometres (237 mi) and Sputnik 40 → COSPAR ID → 1997-058C. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sputnik 40Apogee altitude382 kilometres (237 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40COSPAR ID1997-058C1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Decay date21 May 19981.00infobox
Sputnik 40Deployed fromMir1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Deployment date3 November 1997, 04:05 UTC1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Epoch4 November 19971.00infobox
Sputnik 40Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Last contact29 December 1997 (1997-12-30)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Launch date5 October 1997, 15:08:57 (1997-10-05UTC15:08:57Z) UTC1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Launch mass4 kilograms (8.8 lb)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Launch siteBaikonur 1/51.00infobox
Sputnik 40Mission duration1-2 months1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Mission typeAmateur radio1.00infobox
Sputnik 40OperatorAéro-Club de France AMSAT Rosaviakosmos1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Perigee altitude376 kilometres (234 mi)1.00infobox
Sputnik 40Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Sputnik 40RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
Sputnik 40RocketSoyuz-U1.00infobox
Sputnik 40SATCAT no.249581.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Sputnik 40 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include November, Orbit and Apogee. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • amateur radio satellite
    • Amateur
    • Radio
    • French
    • Launch
    • Launched
    • Russian
    • 1997-058c
    • Mir
    • Mission
    • Sputnik
    • Apogee
    • Baikonur
  • launch
    • Sputnik
    • Baikonur
    • Launched
    • Mission
    • Radio
    • Rocket
    • Soyuz-u
    • Spacecraft
    • Orbit
    • Satellite
    • Russian
    • 1997-058c
  • low earth orbit
    • Apogee
    • Degrees
    • Earth
    • Inclination
    • Kilometres
    • Low
    • Mi
    • Perigee
    • Sputnik
    • Launched
    • Lb
    • Mission
  • baikonur cosmodrome
    • Rocket
    • Soyuz-u
    • Spacecraft
    • Launch
    • Apogee
    • Degrees
    • Earth
    • Inclination
    • Kilometres
    • Launched
    • Lb
    • Low
  • mir
    • Station
    • Space
    • Satellite
    • Sputnik
    • Apogee
    • Baikonur
    • Degrees
    • Earth
    • Inclination
    • Kilometres
    • Low
    • Mi
  • Sputnik 40
    • November
    • Orbit
    • Apogee
    • Baikonur
    • Degrees
    • Earth
    • Inclination
    • Kilometres
    • Low
    • Mi
    • Mission
    • Perigee
  • sputnik 40
    • November
    • Orbit
    • Apogee
    • Baikonur
    • Degrees
    • Earth
    • Inclination
    • Kilometres
    • Low
    • Mi
    • Mission
    • Perigee
  • sputnik 1
    • November
    • Orbit
    • Apogee
    • Baikonur
    • Degrees
    • Earth
    • Inclination
    • Kilometres
    • Low
    • Mi
    • Mission
    • Perigee

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Sputnik 40, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Sputnik 40 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Sputnik 40 — Overview · splits 17 ⟂ 14
Sputnik 40 — Launch · splits 21 ⟂ 10
Sputnik 40 — Orbit · splits 25 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

Sputnik 40

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples44
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Sputnik 40 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Sputnik 40 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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