Sputnik

Summary

Sputnik is a rocket series^[1]. Sputnik draws 272 Wikipedia views per month (rocket_series category, ranking #14 of 52).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sputnik's image is recorded as Sputnik rocket.jpg^[3].
• Sputnik's instance of is recorded as rocket series^[4].
• Sputnik's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia^[5].
• Sputnik's subclass of is recorded as R-7^[6].
• Sputnik's Commons category is recorded as Sputnik (rocket)^[7].
• Sputnik's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[8].
• Sputnik's powered by is recorded as RD-107^[9].
• Sputnik's first flight is recorded as +1957-10-04T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Sputnik's first flight is recorded as +1958-04-27T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Sputnik's source of energy is recorded as liquid oxygen^[12].
• Sputnik's source of energy is recorded as kerosene^[13].
• Sputnik's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0407zvl^[14].
• Sputnik's GRAU index is recorded as 8К71ПС^[15].
• Sputnik's GRAU index is recorded as 8А91^[16].
• Sputnik's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sputnik^[17].
• Sputnik's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start^[18].
• Sputnik's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30.0'}^[19].
• Sputnik's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31.1'}^[20].
• Sputnik's maximum thrust is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+970'}^[21].
• Sputnik's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.99'}^[22].
• Sputnik's carries passengers or cargo is recorded as Sputnik 1^[23].
• Sputnik's carries passengers or cargo is recorded as Sputnik 3^[24].
• Sputnik's carries passengers or cargo is recorded as Sputnik 2^[25].

Why It Matters

Sputnik draws 272 Wikipedia views per month (rocket_series category, ranking #14 of 52).^[2] Sputnik has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Sputnik is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]