Sputnik 1 was the satellite launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, the first artificial satellite placed into orbit around the Earth. Its launch opened the Space Age and triggered the Sputnik crisis in the United States, accelerating the Cold War space race that led to the founding of NASA and, eventually, the Apollo program.
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SignificanceSputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, and its unanticipated success triggered the American Sputnik crisis and the start of the Space Race. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderOKB-1 (Ministry of Radiotechnical Industry) 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Sputnik 1
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It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.
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The satellite's success was unanticipated by the United States. This precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the start of the Space Race.
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