Sputnik 1
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| Launch date | October 4, 1957, 7:28 PM |
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| October 4, 1957 at 7:28 PM | |
| Dimensions | 58 cm (23 in) diameter |
| Orbits completed | 1440 |
| Manufacturers | Energia |
| Did you know | Sputnik was only 23 inches in diameter but weighed about 184 pounds. |
| Launch site | Gagarin's Start |
| Height | not_digit (cm) |
| Speed | 8 km/s |
| 29,000 km/h | |
| Dimens | 58 cm diameter |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 814750 |
About Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 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. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc batteries ran out.
Giant Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank to become space light show
... When it was completed in 1957, it made history by successfully tracking the rocket that carried the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1...
UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich quizzed and fined at Russian space centre
... The launch complex in Kazakhstan, formerly part of the Soviet Union, is where the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the USSR in 1957...
UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich held at Russian space centre
... The launch complex is where the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in 1957...
UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich held at Russian space centre
A British YouTuber has been detained at a Russia-controlled space centre in Kazakhstan, officials have said.
Benjamin Rich, known for his Travel Channel Bald and Bankrupt, was held near a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome , The Head of The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said.
Dmitry Rogozin said Mr Rich was being investigated over " illegal acts".
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it was investigating the reports.
A Woman named Alina Tseliupa and reported to be from Belarus was also apprehended, said Mr Rogozin.
The two were being held at The Department of Internal Affairs in Baikonur, around 1,100 km (680 miles) southwest of the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan, he added.
Mr Rich's YouTube channel, which he describes as " off the map in former Soviet Lands . . " has More Than 3. 5 million subscribers.
The Most recent video posted on 24 April was filmed In Syria .
All space station flights using Russian rockets are launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome , which is open to tourists who apply for permission from Roscosmos.
The Launch complex is where The First artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 , was launched in 1957.
Source of news: bbc.com
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