Replica. Launched on October 4th, 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first successfully launched artificial satellite. It weighed 83.8kg (184 lb), orbited the Earth every 98 minutes, and carried two radio transmitters with which it informed the...More
60 Years Since Launch Of Sputnik, The First Satellite
Replica. Launched on October 4th, 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first successfully...Replica. Launched on October 4th, 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first successfully launched artificial satellite. It weighed 83.8kg (184 lb), orbited the Earth every 98 minutes, and carried two radio transmitters with which it informed the world of its presence in orbit by means of a series of beeps. The launch of Sputnik effectively began the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States, which culminated in the Americans landing on the Moon 12 years later. Apart from both sides in the Cold War using space exploration as a vehicle for proving the superiority of their respective ideologies, there was also a deep-rooted fear on either side that the ?enemy? could gain a decisive military advantage through space technology.LessMore
Picture dated 06 October 1957 shows the frontpage of the Sovietic newspaper Pravda after the launch of world's first satellite. On October 04 1957, the then-Union of Socialist Soviet Republics launched the world's first man-made...More
60 Years Since Launch Of Sputnik, The First Satellite
Picture dated 06 October 1957 shows the frontpage of the Sovietic newspaper Pravda...Picture dated 06 October 1957 shows the frontpage of the Sovietic newspaper Pravda after the launch of world's first satellite. On October 04 1957, the then-Union of Socialist Soviet Republics launched the world's first man-made satellite, called Sputnik. It was an event which at one sparked the so-called 'space-race' and pushed the frontiers of the Cold War outside the Earth's atmosphere.LessMore
Illustration depicting the orbit of the Russian satellite Sputnik in relation to...Illustration depicting the orbit of the Russian satellite Sputnik in relation to the path of the moon.LessMore
Rome, Italy- A man observes a model of Russia's Sputnik #1, on display in a Rome...Rome, Italy- A man observes a model of Russia's Sputnik #1, on display in a Rome department store.LessMore
Moscow, Russia- Technicians at the Moscow Planetarium trace the orbit of Sputnik, the Soviet earth satellite, on a huge globe. On October 11th, a robot moonwatcher in Cambridge, Mass. fixed Sputnik's course and altitude changes.
60 Years Since Launch Of Sputnik, The First Satellite
Moscow, Russia- Technicians at the Moscow Planetarium trace the orbit of Sputnik,...Moscow, Russia- Technicians at the Moscow Planetarium trace the orbit of Sputnik, the Soviet earth satellite, on a huge globe. On October 11th, a robot moonwatcher in Cambridge, Mass. fixed Sputnik's course and altitude changes.LessMore
Disassembled view of sputnik 1, the first artificial earth satellite, launched by...Disassembled view of sputnik 1, the first artificial earth satellite, launched by the soviet union on october 4, 1957.LessMore
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