Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Propulsion›Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenBrowse ByLiquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenFactsLiquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenFilter Results4 entriesVehicle TypeAllOrbital Launch Vehicles (3)Spacecraft (3)ManufacturerAllBritish Aircraft Corporation (1)Martin Marietta (2)MakeAllBritish Aircraft Corporation (1)YearAll1962 (1)1967 (1)1981 (1)Country of OriginAllUnited Kingdom (1)United States (3)Body StyleAllExternal propellant tank (1)Launch vehicle (3)Engine ClassAllRocket (3)StatusAllCancelled (1)Design only (never built) (2)Retired from service (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4BAC MustardLiquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenMartin Marietta SpacemasterLiquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenSea Dragon (rocket)Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenSpace Shuttle external tankLiquid hydrogen and liquid oxygenSources1. 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.