Sputnik satellite family
Sputnik was the Soviet Union’s first artificial-satellite series. Sputnik 1 inaugurated the Space Age in October 1957, Sputnik 2 carried the dog Laika, and Sputnik 3 operated as a scientific geophysical observatory in 1958.
Identity
- Aliases
- Sputnik satellitesSoviet Sputnik program
- Family Name
- Sputnik
- Full Name
- Sputnik satellite family
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- sputnik-satellite-family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Sputnik was the Soviet Union’s first artificial-satellite series. Sputnik 1 inaugurated the Space Age in October 1957, Sputnik 2 carried the dog Laika, and Sputnik 3 operated as a scientific geophysical observatory in 1958.
- First Flight Year
- 1,957
- Last Flight Year
- 1,958
- Operator Id
- vh78errgr185ymjehn1gvkqm8d89t0nh
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_program
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 8:40:47 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 8:40:47 AM