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 (2,846 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sputnik 1's video is recorded as 1957-10-07 New Moon.ogv^[3].
• Sputnik 1's image is recorded as Sputnik.jpg^[4].
• Sputnik 1's image is recorded as Sputnik 1.jpg^[5].
• Sputnik 1's image is recorded as Sputnik 1 satellite model.png^[6].
• Sputnik 1's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[7].
• Sputnik 1's operator is recorded as Soviet Union^[8].
• Sputnik 1's followed by is recorded as Sputnik 2^[9].
• Sputnik 1's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia^[10].
• Sputnik 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1957-001B^[11].
• Sputnik 1's part of is recorded as Sputnik programme^[12].
• Sputnik 1's Commons category is recorded as Sputnik-1^[13].
• Sputnik 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Sputnik^[14].
• Sputnik 1's SCN is recorded as 00002^[15].
• Sputnik 1's pronunciation audio is recorded as Sputnik-1-ar.ogg^[16].
• Sputnik 1's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit^[17].
• Sputnik 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1957-10-04T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Sputnik 1's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1958-01-04T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Sputnik 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/071l_^[20].
• Sputnik 1's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko20201088612^[21].
• Sputnik 1's cause of destruction is recorded as orbital decay^[22].
• Sputnik 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[23].
• Sputnik 1's significant event is recorded as loss of signal^[24].
• Sputnik 1's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry^[25].
• Sputnik 1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05201'}^[26].
• Sputnik 1's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+1440'}^[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 (2,846 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 64 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].