Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Body Style›MissileBrowse ByMissileFactsMissileSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1MissileFilter Results20 entriesVehicle TypeAllOrbital Launch Vehicles (1)Spacecraft (1)ManufacturerAllArianeGroup (1)Chrysler Corporation (1)Goodyear Aerospace (1)Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (2)Martin Marietta (5)Myasishchev Design Bureau (1)S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (1)Vought (2)MakeAllArianeGroup (1)Goodyear Aerospace (1)Israel Aerospace Industries (2)Myasishchev (1)RKK Energia (1)YearAll1953 (1)1957 (1)1959 (1)1964 (1)1971 (3)1972 (1)1974 (1)1975 (1)1977 (1)1979 (2)1982 (1)1986 (1)1989 (1)2000 (1)2010 (1)Country of OriginAllFrance (6)Israel (2)Soviet Union (2)United States (10)PropulsionAllEthanol (1)Kerosene (2)Nuclear (1)Solid propellant (14)Engine ClassAllRamjet (3)Rocket (17)StatusAllCancelled (5)In service (3)Out of production (1)Retired from service (11)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20AGM-12 BullpupMissileASALMMissileIAI ArrowMissileIAI JerichoMissileLGM-118 PeacekeeperMissileLTV MGM-52 LanceMissileM1 (missile)MissileM2 (missile)MissileM20 (missile)MissileM51MissileMGM-134 MidgetmanMissileMyasishchev RSS-40 BuranMissilePGM-11 RedstoneMissileR-7 SemyorkaMissileS2 (missile)MissileS3 (missile)MissileSprint (missile)MissileUUM-44 SUBROCMissileVought ASM-135 ASATMissileVought SLAMMissileSources1. Wikipedia: Sputnik 1tier 2WikipediaSputnik 1, lead section, launch date sentenceQuote, Sputnik 1, lead section, launch date sentenceIt was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.