Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Propulsion›HydrogenBrowse ByHydrogenFactsHydrogenSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1HydrogenFilter Results18 entriesVehicle TypeAllOrbital Launch Vehicles (18)Spacecraft (18)ManufacturerAllArianeGroup (1)British Aerospace (1)Chrysler Corporation (1)Convair (2)Lockheed Martin Corporation (1)McDonnell Douglas (2)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (4)S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (1)Tupolev (1)United Launch Alliance (3)MakeAllArianeGroup (1)British Aerospace (1)Chrysler (1)Convair (2)Lockheed Martin (1)McDonnell Douglas (2)Mitsubishi (4)RKK Energia (1)Tupolev (1)United Launch Alliance (3)YearAll1962 (2)1964 (1)1966 (1)1969 (1)1986 (1)1987 (1)1994 (1)2001 (1)2002 (2)2009 (1)2023 (1)2024 (2)Country of OriginAllFrance (1)Japan (5)Soviet Union (2)United Kingdom (1)United States (8)Body StyleAllLaunch vehicle (4)Spacecraft (2)Engine ClassAllRocket (17)StatusAllCancelled (2)Design only (never built) (2)In service (5)Out of production (3)Retired from service (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Ariane 6HydrogenAtlas VHydrogenAtlas-CentaurHydrogenBritish Aerospace HOTOLHydrogenCentaur (rocket stage)HydrogenChrysler SERVHydrogenDelta IVHydrogenEnergia (Rocket)HydrogenH3HydrogenH-IHydrogenH-IIHydrogenH-IIAHydrogenH-IIBHydrogenSaturn S-IVHydrogenSaturn S-IVBHydrogenTupolev OOSHydrogenVentureStarHydrogenVulcan CentaurHydrogenSources1. 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.