Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Status›Out of productionBrowse ByOut of productionFactsOut of productionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1Out of productionFilter Results25 entriesVehicle TypeAllOrbital Launch Vehicles (18)Spacecraft (18)ManufacturerAllAérospatiale (4)Goodyear Aerospace (1)Martin Marietta (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (6)Progress Rocket Space Centre (7)S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (3)Saunders-Roe (2)MakeAllAérospatiale (4)Goodyear Aerospace (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Mitsubishi (6)Progress Rocket Space Centre (7)RKK Energia (3)Saunders-Roe (2)YearAll1958 (1)1960 (2)1961 (1)1963 (1)1964 (1)1969 (1)1970 (1)1971 (1)1974 (1)1975 (1)1979 (1)1981 (1)1984 (1)1986 (2)1988 (1)1989 (1)2001 (1)2004 (1)2009 (2)Country of OriginAllFrance (4)Japan (6)Russia (1)Soviet Union (8)United Kingdom (2)United States (3)Body StyleAllGuided projectile (1)Launch vehicle (10)Missile (1)Research rocket (1)Spacecraft (4)PropulsionAllHydrogen (3)Hydrogen peroxide (2)Kerosene (6)Solid propellant (2)Engine ClassAllRocket (15)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 25Ariane 1Out of productionAriane 2Out of productionAriane 3Out of productionAriane 4Out of productionBlack ArrowOut of productionBlack KnightOut of productionH-IOut of productionH-II Transfer VehicleOut of productionH-IIAOut of productionH-IIBOut of productionM712 CopperheadOut of productionMolniya (rocket)Out of productionN-IOut of productionN-II (rocket)Out of productionOrletsOut of productionPayload Assist ModuleOut of productionSoyuz-LOut of productionSoyuz-MOut of productionUUM-44 SUBROCOut of productionVoskhod (Rocket)Out of productionVostok (Rocket Family)Out of productionVostok-KOut of productionYantar (satellite)Out of productionYantar-4K2MOut of productionZenit (satellite)Out of productionSources1. 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.