Launch of Sputnik 1

Highlights

• ›The first human-made object to orbit the Earth

Missions, people & worlds

• Sputnik 1
• Roscosmos

Knowledge connections

• Part ofDawn of the Space Age
• Associated withSputnik 1
• Associated withRoscosmos

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.