Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Country of Origin›FranceBrowse ByFranceFactsFranceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1FranceFilter Results29 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (1)Orbital Launch Vehicles (7)Spacecraft (8)ManufacturerAllAirbus Defence and Space (5)ArianeGroup (5)Aérospatiale (7)SEREB (2)MakeAllAirbus Defence and Space (5)ArianeGroup (5)Aérospatiale (9)SEREB (1)ModelAllDiamant (rocket) (1)YearAll1960 (1)1962 (1)1965 (2)1970 (1)1971 (2)1974 (1)1975 (1)1977 (1)1979 (1)1982 (1)1984 (1)1986 (1)1988 (1)1997 (1)1998 (1)2003 (1)2005 (1)2010 (1)2011 (1)2013 (1)2023 (1)2024 (1)2025 (1)Body StyleAllLaunch vehicle (5)Missile (6)Sounding rocket (4)Spacecraft (6)PropulsionAllHydrogen (1)Liquid Methane (2)Solid propellant (12)Engine ClassAllRocket (22)StatusAllCancelled (1)In service (4)Out of production (4)Prototype (1)Retired from service (7)Surviving (1)Under development (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 29Agate (rocket)FranceAigle (rocket)FranceAlphabusFranceAriane 1FranceAriane 2FranceAriane 3FranceAriane 4FranceAriane 6FranceAtmospheric Reentry DemonstratorFranceDiamant (rocket)FranceEmeraude (rocket)FranceHermes (spaceplane)FranceHuygens (spacecraft)FranceJupiter Icy Moons ExplorerFranceM1 (missile)FranceM2 (missile)FranceM20 (missile)FranceM51FranceMaia (rocket)FranceMars ExpressFrancePléiadesFranceRubis (rocket)FranceS2 (missile)FranceS3 (missile)FranceSaphir (rocket)FranceSyLExFranceThemis (rocket)FranceTopaze (rocket)FranceVenus ExpressFranceSources1. 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.