Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Country of Origin›RussiaBrowse ByRussiaFactsRussiaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1RussiaFilter Results32 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (3)Orbital Launch Vehicles (7)Spacecraft (10)ManufacturerAllMyasishchev Design Bureau (1)Progress Rocket Space Centre (23)S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (8)MakeAllMyasishchev (1)Progress Rocket Space Centre (23)RKK Energia (8)YearAll1985 (1)1999 (1)2001 (3)2002 (1)2004 (3)2005 (1)2006 (2)2008 (1)2009 (1)2010 (1)2013 (1)2014 (2)2015 (1)2016 (1)2025 (1)2026 (1)Body StyleAllLaunch vehicle (9)Space station module (3)Spacecraft (17)PropulsionAllKerosene (2)Liquid Methane (1)UDMH and dinitrogen tetroxide (1)Engine ClassAllRocket (5)StatusAllCancelled (1)Design only (never built) (1)Destroyed (1)In service (8)Out of production (1)Retired from service (10)Under development (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32Aist (satellite)RussiaBion-M No.1RussiaBion-M No.2RussiaCosmopolis XXIRussiaFoton (satellite)RussiaFoton-M No.1RussiaFoton-M No.2RussiaFoton-M No.4RussiaIkar (rocket stage)RussiaOrel (Spacecraft)RussiaPersona (satellite)RussiaPirs (ISS Module)RussiaPoisk (ISS Module)RussiaProgress MRussiaProgress MSRussiaRassvet (ISS Module)RussiaResurs-DK No.1RussiaResurs-PRussiaResurs-P No.1RussiaResurs-P No.2RussiaRus-MRussiaSoyuz MSRussiaSoyuz TMARussiaSoyuz-2RussiaSoyuz-2.1aRussiaSoyuz-2.1bRussiaSoyuz-2.1vRussiaSoyuz-5 (rocket)RussiaSoyuz-7RussiaSoyuz-FGRussiaVolga (rocket stage)RussiaYantar-4K2MRussiaSources1. 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.