Sputnik 1

Picture of Sputnik 1, The first spacecraft
Started on
Age
 Friday October 4, 1957
67
years
2
months
19
days
Next birthday in

Basic information

AKA
"Satellite-1", "PS-1", Prosteishiy Sputnik
Category
others
Country
Russia
Description
The first spacecraft

 The first artificial Earth satelite from Soviet Union. 

It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. It weighed 83.6 kg (184 pounds) 

Find more information about Sputnik 1 on Wikipedia

Half birthday

Next half birthday falls on
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Age in different time units

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Planet Age

How old Sputnik 1 would be if it was started on a different planet
Mercury
279.1 years
Venus
109.27 years
Mars
35.74 years
Jupiter
5.66 years
Saturn
2.28 years
 
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