First Satellite Launched By Russia

Satellite 1 or ps 1 простейший спутник 1 or prosteyshiy sputnik 1 elementary satellite 1 was the first artificial earth satellite.

First satellite launched by russia.

Sputnik 1 ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k. Or 183 9 pounds and took about 98 minutes to orbit earth on its elliptical path. The first two lithuanian satellites were launched together. Sputnik and the dawn of the space age history changed on october 4 1957 when the soviet union successfully launched sputnik i.

It orbited for three weeks before its batteries died and then orbited silently for two months before it fell back into the atmosphere. Sputnik 1 helped to identify the density of high atmospheric layers through measurement of its orbital change and provided data on radio signal distribution in the ionosphere. Lithuania was formerly occupied by the soviet union. Except the first which launched on a kosmos 3m rocket.

The world s first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball 58 cm or 22 8 inches in diameter weighed only 83 6 kg. Both carried to the international space station and deployed later in the year. Lithuania was formerly occupied by the soviet union. Russia launches 3 gonets communication satellites 18 international smallsats.

The spacecraft named sputnik after the russian word for satellite was launched. The program is operated by jsc satellite system.