<P> Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No. 1 / 5 , at the 5th Tyuratam range , in Kazakh SSR ( now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome ) . The satellite travelled at about 29,000 kilometres per hour ( 18,000 mph ; 8,100 m / s ) , taking 96.2 minutes to complete each orbit . It transmitted on 20.005 and 40.002 MHz , which were monitored by radio operators throughout the world . The signals continued for 21 days until the transmitter batteries ran out on 26 October 1957 . Sputnik burned up on 4 January 1958 while reentering Earth 's atmosphere , after three months , 1440 completed orbits of the Earth , and a distance travelled of about 70 million km ( 43 million mi ) . </P>
<P> Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No. 1 / 5 , at the 5th Tyuratam range , in Kazakh SSR ( now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome ) . The satellite travelled at about 29,000 kilometres per hour ( 18,000 mph ; 8,100 m / s ) , taking 96.2 minutes to complete each orbit . It transmitted on 20.005 and 40.002 MHz , which were monitored by radio operators throughout the world . The signals continued for 21 days until the transmitter batteries ran out on 26 October 1957 . Sputnik burned up on 4 January 1958 while reentering Earth 's atmosphere , after three months , 1440 completed orbits of the Earth , and a distance travelled of about 70 million km ( 43 million mi ) . </P>
where did the launching of sputnik take place
where did the launching of sputnik take place
Site No. 1 / 5 , at the 5th Tyuratam range , in Kazakh SSR ( now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome )
Site No. 1 / 5 , at the 5th Tyuratam range , in Kazakh SSR ( now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome )