It orbited for three weeks before its batteries died and then orbited silently for two months before.
Ussr satellite 1957.
The soviet union launched it into an elliptical low earth orbit on 4 october 1957.
It achieved an earth orbit with an apogee farthest point from earth of 940 km 584 miles and a perigee nearest point of 230 km 143 miles circling.
In the russian language satellite translates to sputnik and hence the name.
Satellite 1 or ps 1 простейший спутник 1 or prosteyshiy sputnik 1 elementary satellite 1 was the first artificial earth satellite.
Sputnik 1 named after the russian word for satellite was launched by the soviet union.
The former soviet union fueled the space race on this day in 1957 when it successfully launched the first artificial satellite named sputnik into the earth s orbit.
The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the united states who had hoped that the united states would accomplish this scientific advancement first.
On october 4 1957 this first satellite was successfully launched in the ussr.
Sputnik 1 ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k.
The world s first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball 58 cm or 22 8 inches in diameter weighed only 83 6 kg.
On october 4 1957 the soviet union launched the earth s first artificial satellite sputnik i.
At the present time the satellite is describing elliptical.
According to preliminary data the carrier rocket has imparted to the satellite the required orbital velocity of about 8000 meters per second.
Sputnik any of a series of three artificial earth satellites the first of whose launch by the soviet union on october 4 1957 inaugurated the space age.
On this day in 1957 humans sent their first satellite into space.
The soviet union inaugurates the space age with its launch of sputnik the world s first artificial satellite.
Sputnik and the dawn of the space age.
Sputnik 1 the first artificial satellite launched was a 83 6 kg 184 pound capsule.
History changed on october 4 1957 when the soviet union successfully launched sputnik i.
The spacecraft named sputnik after the russian word for satellite was.
The first artificial satellite in the world has been created.
The launch of sputnik 1957.
