Sputnik Satellite Launched

The sputnik crisis was a period of public fear and anxiety in western nations about the perceived technological gap between the united states and soviet union caused by the soviets launch of sputnik 1 the world s first artificial satellite.

Sputnik satellite launched. Sputnik 1 launched october 4 1957 was the first artificial satellite and the beginning of the space race between the u s. Sputnik was the world s first artificial satellite launched oct. Blackhawk helicopters shot down in somalia. Highlights of this day in history.

Sputnik satellite launched by soviet union on this day in 1957 triggered space race the former soviet union fueled the space race on this day in 1957 when it successfully launched the first artificial satellite sputnik into the earth s orbit. Sputnik a series of three soviet artificial satellites. The spacecraft named sputnik after the russian word for satellite was launched at 10 29 p m. Sputnik 2 carried the dog laika.

Or 183 9 pounds and took about 98 minutes to orbit earth on its elliptical path. The first ever artificial satellite took to the skies on oct. The launch of that craft the soviet union s sputnik 1 kicked off the space age and the cold war space race the latter of. The launch of sputnik 1957 on october 4 1957 the soviet union launched the earth s first artificial satellite sputnik i.

The world s first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball 58 cm or 22 8 inches in diameter weighed only 83 6 kg. Moscow time from the tyuratam launch base in the kazakh republic. Satellite 1 or ps 1 простейший спутник 1 or prosteyshiy sputnik 1 elementary satellite 1 was the first artificial earth satellite. Sputnik 1 ˈspʊtnɪk ˈspʌtnɪk.

And the soviet union. Sputnik had a diameter of 22. The soviet union launched it into an elliptical low earth orbit on 4 october 1957. The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the united states who had hoped that the united states would accomplish this scientific advancement first.