Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Body Style›Sounding rocketBrowse BySounding rocketFactsSounding rocketSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1Sounding rocketFilter Results11 entriesVehicle TypeAllOrbital Launch Vehicles (5)Spacecraft (5)ManufacturerAllArianeGroup (1)British Aerospace (1)Glenn L. Martin Company (1)SEREB (1)MakeAllArianeGroup (1)Aérospatiale (1)British Aerospace (1)Glenn L. Martin Company (1)YearAll1949 (1)1957 (1)1960 (1)1961 (2)1962 (3)1965 (1)2025 (1)Country of OriginAllFrance (4)United Kingdom (1)United States (6)PropulsionAllSolid propellant (5)Engine ClassAllRocket (7)StatusAllRetired from service (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Emeraude (rocket)Sounding rocketRM-89 Blue Scout ISounding rocketRM-90 Blue Scout IISounding rocketSaphir (rocket)Sounding rocketScout X-1Sounding rocketScout X-1ASounding rocketScout X-2Sounding rocketSkylark (rocket)Sounding rocketSyLExSounding rocketTopaze (rocket)Sounding rocketViking (rocket)Sounding rocketSources1. 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.