The Russian Sputnik - 1

Sputnik 1 was launched on October 4th 1957. The satellite was 58 cm (about 23 in) in diameter and weighed approximately 83.6 kg (about 183 lb). Each of its elliptical orbits around the Earth took about 96 minutes. Monitoring of the satellite was done by Amateur radio operators. The first long-range flight of the R-7 booster used to launch it had occurred on August 21 and was described in Aviation Week. Sputnik 1 was not visible from Earth but the casing of the R-7 booster, traveling behind it, was.

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Science & Technology

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• russian
• ussr
• soviet
• sputnik
• telemetry
• October
• 1957
• space
• travel
• program
• rocket
• launch
• satellite
• cosmonautics
• fiftieth
• birthday

[Sputnikvi]

Awesome video!! I've been looking for a more informative one as opposed to original news broadcasts, and I found it! 8-)

[HighFlyer186]

Thank you very much for the nice comment. I'm going to make a better video on Sputnik - 1 soon. Thanks again.

[2e0hts]

Nice video, great images! Look forward to hearing  you on the bands!

[HighFlyer186]

Thanks Simon, I'm not that pleased with it, I may make a better video on Sputnik-1. Hope to speak to you soon on air, 73 Pete

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

Very nice video. I remember this, and then all of a sudden there was a big push for schools to teach more math and science. They should do that today!

[alekzander2010]

I dont Agree with this sputnik first in space thing

the German V2 rocket in WW2 could go to space it didnt orbit but it did go past the atmosphere

the sputnik and yuri were the first to ORBIT earth

(and the USA used German Rockets to go the ze Moon)

[tinmaptd]

what do the sputnik do?> flying around beeping?

[admiralPs]

put in the beeping istead of the bad music

[mrvishal1000]

we should give more praising to these superb accomplishments than the landing on moon.

[postliterateprojects]

Sputnik samples were used in the most recent Post Literate project, Used Future by US English. Check out or page to hear them in action!

[Sputnik966]

cool

[albrtochapa]

i want darill initied to stay tune dear fryend...

[TruckerBoy22]

super video

greetings from Bulgaria :)

[angelusofcreed]

wow! this is new to me. i never thought that satelite is that small... i first thought it would be as big as a car

[DoubleDutchBust]

7:59am Tuesday (MSD) - Time in Moscow, Russia

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