Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Status›DestroyedBrowse ByDestroyedFactsDestroyedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1DestroyedFilter Results8 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (3)Spacecraft (3)ManufacturerAllIsrael Aerospace Industries Ltd (2)McDonnell Douglas (1)Progress Rocket Space Centre (1)Rockwell International (2)S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (1)MakeAllIsrael Aerospace Industries (2)McDonnell Douglas (1)Progress Rocket Space Centre (1)RKK Energia (1)Rockwell International (2)YearAll1973 (1)1981 (1)1983 (1)1987 (1)2002 (1)2019 (1)2021 (1)Country of OriginAllIsrael (2)Russia (1)Soviet Union (1)United States (4)Body StyleAllSpacecraft (6)PropulsionAllElectric (1)Hydrazine (1)Monomethylhydrazine and mixed oxides of nitrogen (1)Engine ClassAllIon thruster (1)Rocket (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Double Asteroid Redirection TestDestroyedFoton-M No.1DestroyedIAI AMOS-6DestroyedIAI BeresheetDestroyedPolyus (Spacecraft)DestroyedSkylabDestroyedSpace Shuttle ChallengerDestroyedSpace Shuttle ColumbiaDestroyedSources1. 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.