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1957 · Soviet Space Program

Sputnik 1

successSputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik 1

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

Overview

Date / time: October 4, 1957 at 07:28 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 1/5
Mission: Sputnik 1
Mission type: Test Flight
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Sputnik 8K74PS →

Launch provider

Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1