Sputnik satellite

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:communication radio signals
gptkbp:cultural_impact symbol of technological achievement
gptkbp:design with no scientific instruments
gptkbp:designed_by Mikhail S. Keldysh
gptkbp:dimensions 58 cm diameter
gptkbp:eccentricity with four antennas
gptkbp:economic_impact initiated satellite communications
gptkbp:elevation approximately 580 km
gptkbp:exhibited_at ballistic missile technology
the capabilities of the R-7 rocket
the feasibility of satellite orbits
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:spacecraft
communications satellites
the launch of human space missions.
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Sputnik_3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sputnik satellite
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:battle
education in science and technology
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:future_space_missions
satellite technology development
gptkbp:is_a_source_of national pride for the Soviet Union
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:key_event the history of space exploration
gptkbp:launch_date October 4, 1957
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Monarch
R-7 rocket
gptkbp:led_to establishment of NASA
gptkbp:mass 83.6 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:mission_duration 21 days
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:the_Cold_War
the Soviet space program
gptkbp:notable_event the 20th century
gptkbp:notable_feature beeping sound
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 65 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 96.2 minutes
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:public_perception global fascination
gptkbp:reign_end gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:related_event launch of Explorer 1
gptkbp:scientific_goals test radio transmission
gptkbp:significance first human-made object in space
gptkbp:speed January 4, 1958
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Research_Institute
political discourse
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sputnik_2
gptkbp:symbol Soviet technological prowess
gptkbp:vision with the naked eye
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for international space treaties
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the development of space policy
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for space technology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3