Sputnik 1

Military/Government

LAUNCH WINDOW

4 Oct 1957

07:28 PM UTC

Drawing of a calendar and a clock

ORBIT

LEO (577km, 65.1°)

Eccentricity:

0.627

a path of a rocket

LAUNCH SITE

Baikonur

Kyzylorda Province, Kazakhstan

VEHICLE

Sputnik 8K71PS

Operated by: Roscosmos

Image of the Sputnik 8K71PS rocket