2007-10-29 13:02:32 · 5 answers · asked by Kevin S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I saw on wikipedia that there were more then that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik
2007-10-29 13:13:32 · update #1
How many different Sputniks were there?
2007-10-29 13:21:57 · update #2
Once
http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/
2007-10-29 13:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by missourim43 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I remember at least three Sputniks from the late '50s. Sputnik I and Sputnik II were both too faint to be visible, but Sputnik III was quite bright and widely observed, and I have a photograph I made of it back then passing through Hercules.
2007-10-29 14:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sputnik" means "little brother" in Russian, and the name was given to a series of orbital devices. There were a total of 41 Sputnik satellites launched in the 1950s through the 1970s.
Try an internet search on "sputnik" for lots of information.
2007-10-29 13:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by aviophage 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sputnik was the name given to the first artificial satellite launched by the USSR in October 1957. It was launched once and once only.
Following satellites were designated Sputnik 2, 3 etc, each of which was again launched only once. They were non-recoverable satellites.
2007-10-29 13:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
One - time- only deal...
That particular launch created quite a frenzy back here in the States, though.
That event started our 'Space Race' with the (then) Soviet Union.
2007-10-29 13:08:05 · answer #5 · answered by Bobby 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋