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Soviet Space ProgramSputnik 8K74PS1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sputnik 1
Launched
October 4, 1957
Summary
Sputnik 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Sputnik 8K74PS from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 4, 1957. It was Soviet Space Program's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Sputnik 8K74PS flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Sputnik 8K74PS · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Sputnik 8K74PS flightSoviet Space Program's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 1st orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this 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.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 1st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sputnik 1 launch?
Sputnik 1 launched on October 4, 1957. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sputnik 1?
Coverage: Sputnik 1 - Earth’s First Artificial Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Sputnik 1?
Sputnik 8K74PS, flown by Soviet Space Program. Sputnik 8K74PS spec sheet
Where did Sputnik 1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Sputnik 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.