Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Body Style›Space station moduleBrowse BySpace station moduleFactsSpace station moduleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1Space station moduleFilter Results9 entriesManufacturerAllAirbus Defence and Space (2)Northrop Grumman Corporation (1)S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (6)MakeAllAirbus Defence and Space (2)Northrop Grumman (1)RKK Energia (6)YearAll1971 (1)1986 (1)2000 (1)2001 (1)2008 (1)2009 (1)2010 (1)2020 (1)Country of OriginAllGermany (2)Italy (1)Russia (3)Soviet Union (3)United States (1)StatusAllCancelled (1)In service (4)Retired from service (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Bartolomeo (ISS platform)Space station moduleColumbus (ISS module)Space station moduleMir (Space Station)Space station moduleNorthrop Grumman Habitation and Logistics OutpostSpace station modulePirs (ISS Module)Space station modulePoisk (ISS Module)Space station moduleRassvet (ISS Module)Space station moduleSalyut 1Space station moduleZvezda (ISS Module)Space station moduleSources1. 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.