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  2. Sputnik 1 - Wikipedia

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    Sputnik 1 (/ ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k, ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k /, Russian: Спутник-1, Satellite 1), sometimes 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.

  3. List of spacecraft called Sputnik - Wikipedia

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    Sputnik 1. Sputnik (Спутник, Russian for "satellite" [1]) is a name for multiple spacecraft launched under the Soviet space program."Sputnik 1", "Sputnik 2" and "Sputnik 3" were the official Soviet names of those objects, and the remaining designations in the series ("Sputnik 4" and so on) were not official names but names applied in the West to objects whose original Soviet names may ...

  4. 1957 in spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    The first orbital flight of an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957, by the Soviet Union.In November, the second orbital flight took place. The Soviet Union launched the first animal to orbit the Earth, a dog, Laika, who died in orbit a few hours after launch.

  5. Orion Griffin: Today in history: Launch of Sputnik 1 - AOL

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    Oct. 4—66 years ago, on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world into the space race after sending the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit. Sputnik 1 weighed around 184 pounds and ...

  6. Today in History: Sputnik launches into orbit, igniting the ...

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    Fifty-eight years ago today on October 4, 1957, Sputnik was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.

  7. Sputnik (rocket) - Wikipedia

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    The Sputnik rocket was an uncrewed orbital carrier rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union, derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. On 4 October 1957, it was used to perform the world's first satellite launch, placing Sputnik 1 into a low Earth orbit .

  8. List of first satellites by country - Wikipedia

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    Country Satellite Operator Manufacturer Carrier rocket [1] Launch site [1] Date (UTC) [1] Remarks Soviet Union Sputnik 1 [2]: OKB-1: OKB-1: Sputnik 8K71PS: Baikonur: 4 October 1957: First satellite launched

  9. Is This New Chinese AI a 'Sputnik Moment'? - AOL

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    The analogy implies that the product threatens American AI dominance in a way comparable to the space-race challenge posed by the Soviet Union's first orbital satellite in 1957.