Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Propulsion›KeroseneBrowse ByKeroseneFactsKeroseneSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1KeroseneFilter Results17 entriesVehicle TypeAllOrbital Launch Vehicles (14)Spacecraft (14)ManufacturerAllConvair (1)Douglas Aircraft Company (1)Glenn L. Martin Company (1)Myasishchev Design Bureau (1)Northrop Grumman Corporation (1)Progress Rocket Space Centre (3)S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (6)Saunders-Roe (2)United Launch Alliance (1)MakeAllConvair (1)Douglas Aircraft Company (1)Glenn L. Martin Company (1)Myasishchev (1)Northrop Grumman (1)Progress Rocket Space Centre (3)RKK Energia (6)Saunders-Roe (2)United Launch Alliance (1)YearAll1957 (1)1958 (2)1959 (1)1960 (2)1963 (1)1969 (2)1983 (1)1987 (1)2002 (1)2013 (1)2026 (1)Country of OriginAllRussia (2)Soviet Union (7)United Kingdom (2)United States (5)Body StyleAllLaunch vehicle (12)Missile (2)Research rocket (1)Engine ClassAllRamjet (1)Rocket (11)StatusAllCancelled (3)In service (2)Out of production (6)Retired from service (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Atlas HKeroseneAtlas VKeroseneBlack ArrowKeroseneBlack KnightKeroseneEnergia (Rocket)KeroseneHGM-25A Titan IKeroseneMolniya (rocket)KeroseneMyasishchev RSS-40 BuranKeroseneN1 (Rocket)KeroseneNorthrop Grumman AntaresKeroseneR-7 SemyorkaKeroseneRus-MKeroseneSoyuz-5 (rocket)KeroseneThor (rocket family)KeroseneVoskhod (Rocket)KeroseneVostok (Rocket Family)KeroseneVostok-KKeroseneSources1. 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.