PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (1958) | Project Endings | Jan 4, 1958
On January 4th, 1958, the first artificial Earth satellite, called Sputnik 1, fell back into Earth’s atmosphere after successfully orbiting silently for two months. The rocket was manufactured as part of the Soviet space program by PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, which was called OKB-1 at the time. The USSR launched ….
PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (1957) | Launches and Openings | Oct 4, 1957
On October 4, 1957 the USSR launched the first artificial Earth satellite, called Sputnik 1. The rocket was manufactured as part of the Soviet space program by PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, which was called OKB-1 at the time. Sputnik 1 went into an elliptical low Earth orbit and remained there ….
