SPUTNIK 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite SPUTNIK 1 at a glance.

Uptime

91

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SPUTNIK 1.

Object identification

Object name: SPUTNIK 1

International designator: 1957-001B

Object number (NORAD): 2

Object ID (CCSDS): 2

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Decay date: Jan. 3, 1958

Inclination: 65.0 deg

Period: 96.1 minutes

Apoapsis: 1080.0 km

Periapsis: 64.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite SPUTNIK 1 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

First artificial satellite consisting of a 58 cm pressurized aluminium shell containing two 1 W transmitters for a total mass of 83.6 kg.

SPUTNIK 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 1’, on board a Sputnik 8K74PS space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 4, 1957, 7:28 p.m. from 1/5.

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Launch to space Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 1
Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 4, 1957, 7:28 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Sputnik 8K74PS

Launch pad: 1/5

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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