Korabl-Sputnik 4 [1] (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 4 meaning Ship-Satellite 4) or Vostok-3KA No.1, also known as Sputnik 9 in the West, [2] was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched on 9 …

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 …

The 4th orbital mission was Korabl-Sputnik 1, but in the west it was known as Sputnik 4. It was a 5-ton vehicle and a test to first put animals and then humans in space.

Sputnik 4 (1960 Epsilon 1), also called Korable Sputnik 1, was the first of a series of spacecraft used to investigate the means for manned space flight, contained scientific instruments, a …

Jan 17, 2025 · Sputnik, any of a series of three artificial Earth satellites, the first of whose launch by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, inaugurated the space age. Sputnik 1, the first …

May 1, 2015 · This spacecraft was the fourth in a series of spacecraft designed as precursors to manned space flight. The spacecraft carried a dummy astronaut and the dog Chernushka. The …

History changed on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The world’s first artificial satellite was about the size of …

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union announced that they had placed a satellite called Sputnik into orbit around the Earth, inaugurating the Space Age. The launch took place from a site now …

Below is a list of Sputnik-4 and beyond satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

SPUTNIK 4, launched from Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) in 1960.