Sputnik 1
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Sputnik 1
Summary
Sputnik 1 is an artificial satellite of the Earth[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of artificial_satellite_of_the_earth entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,661 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Sputnik 1's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[3].
- Sputnik 1 is operated by Soviet Union[4].
- Sputnik 1 was followed by Sputnik 2[5].
- Sputnik 1's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[6].
- Sputnik 1 is part of Sputnik programme[7].
- Sputnik 1's Commons category is recorded as Sputnik-1[8].
- Sputnik 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Sputnik[9].
- Sputnik 1's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[10].
- Sputnik 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as October 4, 1957[11].
- Sputnik 1's time of object orbit decay is recorded as January 4, 1958[12].
- Sputnik 1's cause of destruction is recorded as orbital decay[13].
- Sputnik 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[14].
- Sputnik 1's significant event is recorded as loss of signal[15].
- Sputnik 1's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[16].
- Sputnik 1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05201'}[17].
- Sputnik 1's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+1440'}[18].
- Sputnik 1's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start[19].
- Sputnik 1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+65.1'}[20].
- Sputnik 1's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+83.6'}[21].
- Sputnik 1's nominal power output is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[22].
- Sputnik 1's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+96.2'}[23].
- Sputnik 1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'amount': '+6955'}[24].
- Sputnik 1's apoapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+940'}[25].
- Sputnik 1's periapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+215'}[26].
- Sputnik 1's diameter is recorded as {'amount': '+58'}[27].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Sputnik 1 include Trabant[28], an automobile model series[29], in German Democratic Republic[30]; Gam-COVID-Vac[31]; Sputnik Planum[32], a planitia[33]; and Sputnik Islands[34], an island group[35].
Why It Matters
Sputnik 1 ranks in the top 5% of artificial_satellite_of_the_earth entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,661 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Trabant[28], an automobile model series[29], in German Democratic Republic[30]; Gam-COVID-Vac[31]; Sputnik Planum[32], a planitia[33]; and Sputnik Islands[34], an island group[35].