O n October 4, 1957, Earth received its first artificial satellite companion, Sputnik 1. The Soviet Union packed its ...

This exploded view of the Sputnik 1 satellite reveals what its insides look like. [Sputnik: How the World's 1st Artificial Satellite Worked (Infographic)] Breaking space news, the latest updates ...

Sputnik’s official designation was “PS-1” or “Elementary Satellite 1” in Russian. The satellite was launched from what is now called the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Oct. 4, 1957. The 184.3 ...

The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957. This event marked the start of the space exploration era. Design and Functionality ...

Sputnik 1 weighed around 184 pounds and was the first artificial satellite that orbited around earth every 90 minutes, flying at around 17,000 miles per hour. The satellite contained no scientific ...

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The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam, Kazakhstan — which was at the time part of the Soviet Union — on October 4 ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, humanity entered the space age with the launch of Sputnik 1, the world’s first manmade satellite. Space travel was now a reality, and no longer limited to the realm of science ...