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SL-1 R/B
NORAD ID: 1 Int'l Code: 1957-001A Launch date: October 4, 1957 Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR) Decay date: 1957-12-01 Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into orbit, on October 4, 1957. Coming at the height of the Cold War, the launching of Sputnik caught the West by surprise, and in the U.S. led to a wave of self-recriminations, the beginning of the space race, and a movement to reform science education. Note: This is a ROCKET BODY
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog Two Line Element Set (TLE): Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC |