LC control no. | sh2001002986 |
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Topical heading | Sputnik satellites |
Variant(s) | Sputnik Zemlyi satellites |
See also | Artificial satellites |
Found in | Work cat.: 2001026156: Sputnik, 2001: CIP galley (first Sputnik launched Oct. 1957) p. 337 (Russian name was Sputnik Zemlyi; traveling companion of the world, or Earth satellite; shortened almost at once to Sputnik) Americana: v. 25, p. 540 (Sputnik; Soviet Union's code name for its first space vehicles, launched starting in 1957 and ending in 1961; means "traveling companion") Web page of The Astronaut Connection, April 11, 2001 (The first Soviet satellite program consisted of four Sputnik satellites; Sputnik 1 launched on Oct. 4, 1957; Sputnik 2 launched on Nov. 3, 1957, carried dog Laika; Sputnik 3 launched May 15, 1958; Sputnik satellite launched April 27, 1958, failed to reach orbit, not given a numeric designation) |