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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Sputnik satellitesSoviet Sputnik program
- Family Name
- Sputnik
- Full Name
- Sputnik satellite family
- Roles
- researchtechnology_demonstrator
- 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
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_program
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 08:40:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 16:47:49 UTC
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