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SPUTNIK 1
Launch Details
| Launched | 3 October 1957 |
| Flight ended | 2 January 1958 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 2 |
| COSPAR ID | 1957-001B |
| Observing |
Launched alongside
SL-1 R/B