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SUMMARY:72nd Anniversary: First-Ever Satellite Launched to Space (Sputnik 1)
DESCRIPTION:In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 1 mission which became the first artificial Earth satellite and launched humankind into the Space Age. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October. \n\n\n\nSize and Weight: It was a metal sphere about 23 inches (58 cm) wide\, roughly the size of a beach ball\, and weighed 184 pounds (83.6 kg).\n\n\n\n\nOrbit Time: It took about 96 to 98 minutes to complete one full trip around the Earth.\n\n\n\n\nMission: It sent simple radio beep signals back to Earth for three weeks before its batteries died.\n\n\n\n\nEnd of Life: It stayed in orbit for three months and burned up when it fell back into Earth’s atmosphere on January 4\, 1958.
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SUMMARY:World Space Week
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating international contributions of space science for betterment of the human condition; Oct 4 is 72nd observation of 1st Space mission Sputnik One launched by Soviet Union 1957; Oct 10 is 62nd observation of Outer Space Treaty going into effect 1967.
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