Sputnik 1 burned up on 4 January 1958, as it fell from orbit upon re entering Earth's atmosphere, after travelling about 37 million miles (60 million km ) and spending 3 months in orbit.
Major contractors OKB 1, Soviet Ministry of Radiotechnical Industry
Mission type Atmospheric studies
Satellite of Earth
Orbits 1,440
Launch date 19:28:34, October 4, 1957 (UTC) (1957-10-04T19:28:34Z) (22:28:34 MSK)
Launch vehicle Sputnik Rocket
Sputnik Mission duration 3 months
Sputnik Orbital decay 4 January 1958
COSPAR ID 1957-001B
Mass 83.6 kg (184.3 lb)
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