SPUTNIK 1
Launched | 4 October 1957 |
Flight ended | 3 January 1958 |
Status | Decayed |
Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
NORAD ID | 2 |
COSPAR ID | 1957-001B |
Observing |
Launched alongside
SL-1 R/B