Sputnik

By: Sarah and Ba’keea

Definition•Sputnik was the first artificial

satellite about the size of a basketball, weighing less than 200 pounds.

• It took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path

Sputnik is Launched•Launched on October 4,

1957. •Launched by the Soviet

Union•The launch of Sputnik

created the fear of war.

Result of Sputnik•The launch of Sputnik by the

Soviet Union led to new political, military, technological and scientific developments.

•While the Sputnik was only a single event, it was the beginning of the space age, and the United States- Soviet Union’s space race.