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Entry no.
1958-0001

Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 (NORAD 2) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 January 1958, after 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
2
International designator
1957-001B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
4 Oct 1957Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jan 1958UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months91 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
84 kg
Operator
OKB-1
Built by
OKB-1
Bus
PS
Programme
Sputnik

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

2 months

From the same launch

1957-001
1957-0001Sputnik 1 core stage
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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