Sputnik 1

Period

1957

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Sputnik 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 batteries became depleted. Aerodynamic drag caused it to fall back into the atmosphere on 4 January 1958.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. 1501Shaybanids found the Khanate of Bukhara
2. 1839–1895Russian conquest of Central Asia
3. 1865Russian capture of Tashkent
4. 1957Sputnik 1This page
5. 1957Sputnik 1
6. 1961Vostok 1
7. 1992–1997Tajikistani Civil War

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