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noun - a Russian artificial satellite
Any of a series of Soviet satellites sent into Earth orbit, especially the first, launched October 4, 1957.
noun - a Soviet artificial earth satellite
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| Name given the world's first artificial satellite |
| First launched on October 4, 1957, its name is Russian for "fellow traveler" |
| Deriving its name from the Russian for "fellow traveler", it made news in 1957 |
| On October 4 Russia launched this first satellite into space |
| At 17 I was cruisin' the blvd. in my '57 Chevy while the Russians were cruisin' the Earth with this first satellite |
| The dog Laika, the first living creature in space, rode there aboard this Russian spacecraft |
| Is it "Wag the Dog" again? Laika is the first higher life form in space, aboard this Soviet craft |
| Launched Oct. 4, 1957, it circled the Earth once every 96 minutes, going 18,000 MPH |
| The U.S. launched its first satellite in 1958, while the second in this Soviet program was orbiting |
| The Space Age began in 1957 when Russia launched this satellite |
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| Sputnik 1 ( or ; "Satellite-1", or "PS-1", -1 or Prosteyshiy Sputnik-1, "Elementary Satellite 1") was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957, orbiting for three weeks before its batteries died, then silently for two more months before falling back into the atmosphere. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. Its radio signal was easily detectable even by radio amateurs, and the 65° inclination and duration of its orbit made its flight path cover virtually the entire inhabited Earth. This surprise success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race, a part of the Cold War. The launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments.Tracking and studying Sputnik 1 from Earth provided scientists with valuable information. The density of the upper atmosphere could be deduced fr |