WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sputnik, any of a series of three artificial Earth satellites, the first of whose launch by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, inaugurated the space age. Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite launched, was a 83.6-kg (184-pound) capsule.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957. The spacecraft, named Sputnik after the Russian word for “fellow traveler, ” was launched at 10:29 p.m. Moscow time from the Tyuratam launch base in the Kazakh Republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sputnik rocket was an uncrewed orbital carrier rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union, derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. On 4 October 1957, it was used to perform the world’s first satellite launch, placing Sputnik 1 into a low Earth orbit.

Detailed explanation-4: -Korolev also oversaw the R-7 rocket’s launch of the first Sputnik satellite. The design of the R-7 was based on Nazi Germany’s V2 rocket, a weapon used during World War II.

Detailed explanation-5: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I.