This is a description of the launch of the Sputnik 34 satellite in 1962. On August 15th, 1962, the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 34 satellite into orbit. This was the 34th satellite launched by the Soviet Union and the first to be launched with a new type
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Sputnik 1, often referred to as simply Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc batteries became depleted. Aerodynamic drag caused it to fall back into the atmosphere on 4 January 1958.