On October 4, 1957, the first artificial satellite Sputnik-1 was launched into Earth's orbit.
The device was launched into orbit by a R-7 launch vehicle from the 5th Tyura-Tam Research Test Site of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Subsequently, it received the name Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Famous scientists led by the founder of practical cosmonautics Sergei Korolev worked on the creation of Sputnik-1.
The satellite remained in orbit until January 4, 1958, making 1,440 circulations around the Earth (about 60 million km), and its radio transmitters worked for three weeks after launch. Due to friction against the upper atmosphere, Sputnik-1 lost speed, entering the dense layers of the atmosphere.
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The device was launched into orbit by a R-7 launch vehicle from the 5th Tyura-Tam Research Test Site of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Subsequently, it received the name Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Famous scientists led by the founder of practical cosmonautics Sergei Korolev worked on the creation of Sputnik-1.
The satellite remained in orbit until January 4, 1958, making 1,440 circulations around the Earth (about 60 million km), and its radio transmitters worked for three weeks after launch. Due to friction against the upper atmosphere, Sputnik-1 lost speed, entering the dense layers of the atmosphere.
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