Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 (; "Satellite-1", or "PS-1", Простейший Спутник-1 or "Prosteyshiy Sputnik-1", "Elementary Satellite-1") was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the USSR on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It orbited for three weeks before its batteries died and then orbited silently for two months before it fell back into the atmosphere on the 4th January 1958.
It was a polished metal sphere in diameter with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. Its radio signal was easily detectable by radio amateurs, and the 65° orbital inclination and duration of its orbit made its flight path cover virtually the entire inhabited Earth.
The satellite's unanticipated success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race, part of the Cold War. The launch was the beginning of a new era of political, military, technological and scientific developments. The word "sputnik" is Russian for satellite when interpreted in an astronomical context; its other meanings are spouse or traveling companion.
Tracking and studying Sputnik 1 from Earth provided scientists with valuable information. The density of the upper atmosphere could be deduced from its drag on the orbit, and the propagation of its radio signals gave data about the ionosphere.
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 a peak speed of about , taking 96.20 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 1 burned up on 4 January 1958 while reentering Earth's atmosphere, after three months, 1,440 completed orbits of the Earth, and a distance travelled of about .
Before the launch.
Satellite construction project.
On 17 December 1954, chief Soviet rocket scientist Sergei Korolev proposed a developmental plan for an artificial satellite to the Minister of the Defence Industry, Dimitri Ustinov. Korolev forwarded a report by Mikhail Tikhonravov, with an overview of similar projects abroad. Tikhonravov had emphasized that the launch of an orbital satellite was an inevitable stage in the development of rocket technology.
On 29 July 1955, U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] announced through his press secretary that, during the [[International Geophysical Year]] (IGY), the United States would launch an artificial satellite. Four days later, [[Leonid Sedov]], a leading Soviet physicist, announced that they too would launch an artificial satellite. On 8 August, the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] approved the proposal to create an artificial satellite. On 30 August [[Vasily Ryabikov]]—the head of the State Commission on the [[R-7 Semyorka|R-7 rocket]] test launches—held a meeting where Korolev presented calculation data for a spaceflight trajectory to the Moon. They decided to develop a three-stage version of the R-7 rocket for satellite launches.
[[File:Sputnik Arming Key.jpg|right|thumb|This metal arming key is the last remaining piece of the Sputnik 1 satellite. It prevented contact between the batteries and the transmitter prior to launch. It is on display at the [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian]] [[National Air and Space Museum]].]]
On 30 January 1956 the [[Council of Ministers (Soviet Union)|Council of Ministers]] approved practical work on an artificial Earth-orbiting satellite. This satellite, named "Object D", was planned to be completed in 1957–58; it would have a mass of and would carry of scientific instruments. The first test launch of "Object D" was scheduled for 1957. Work on the satellite was to be divided among institutions as follows:
Preliminary design work was completed in July 1956 and the scientific tasks to be carried out by the satellite were defined. These included measuring the density of the atmosphere and its [[ion]] composition, the [[solar wind]], [[magnetic field]]s, and [[cosmic ray]]s. This data would be valuable in the creation of future artificial satellites; a system of ground stations was to be developed to collect data transmitted by the satellite, observe the satellite's orbit, and transmit commands to the satellite. Because of the limited time frame, observations were planned for only 7 to 10 days and orbit calculations were not expected to be extremely accurate.
By the end of 1956 it became clear that the complexity of the ambitious design meant that 'Object D' could not be launched in time because of difficulties creating scientific instruments and the low [[specific impulse]] produced by the completed R-7 engines (304 sec instead of the planned 309 to 310 sec). Consequently, the government rescheduled the launch for April 1958. Object D would later fly as [[Sputnik 3]].
Fearing the U.S. would launch a satellite before the USSR, OKB-1 suggested the creation and launch of a satellite in April–May 1957, before the IGY began in July 1957. The new satellite would be simple, light (), and easy to construct, forgoing the complex, heavy scientific equipment in favour of a simple radio transmitter. On 15 February 1957 the Council of Ministers of the USSR approved this simple satellite, designated 'Object PS'. This version allowed the satellite to be tracked visually by Earth-based observers, and it could transmit tracking signals to ground-based receiving stations. The launch of two satellites, PS-1 and PS-2, with two R-7 rockets (8K71), was approved, provided that the R-7 completed at least two successful test flights.
Launch vehicle preparation and launch site selection.
[[File:1967 CPA 3496.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ruble|30k]] USSR [[Postage stamps and postal history of Russia|stamp]] depicting Sputnik 1 orbiting the Earth, the Earth orbiting the Sun and the Sun orbiting the centre of the Milky Way galaxy]]
The R-7 rocket was initially designed as an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM) by OKB-1. The decision to build it was made by the [[Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] and the Council of Ministers of the USSR on 20 May 1954. The rocket was the most powerful in the world; it was designed with excessive thrust since they were unsure how heavy the hydrogen bomb payload would be. The R-7 was also known by its GRAU (later GURVO, the Russian abbreviation for "Chief Directorate of the Rocket Forces") designation 8K71. At the time, the R-7 was known to NATO sources as the T-3 or M-104, and Type A. A special [[reconnaissance]] commission selected Tyuratam for the construction of a rocket [[proving ground]], the 5th Tyuratam range, usually referred to as "NIIP-5", or "GIK-5" in the post-Soviet time. The selection was approved on 12 February 1955 by the Council of Ministers of the USSR, but the site would not be completed until 1958. Actual work on the construction of the site began on 20 July by military building units. On 14 June 1956, Korolev decided to adapt the R-7 rocket to the 'Object D' (Sputnik 3), that would later be replaced by the much lighter 'Object PS' (Sputnik 1).
The first launch of an R-7 rocket (8K71 No.5L) occurred on 15 May 1957. A fire began in the Blok D [[Booster (rocketry)#Strap-on|strap-on]] almost immediately at liftoff, but the booster continued flying until 98 seconds after launch when the strap-on broke away and the vehicle crashed some downrange. Three attempts to launch the second rocket (8K71 No.6) were made on 10–11 June, but an assembly defect prevented launch. The unsuccessful launch of the third R-7 rocket (8K71 No.7) took place on 12 July. An [[electrical short]] caused the [[vernier engine]]s to put the missile into an uncontrolled roll which resulted in all of the strap-ons separating 33 seconds into the launch. The R-7 crashed about from the pad.
The launch of the fourth rocket (8K71 No.8), on 21 August at 15:25 [[Moscow Time]], was successful. The rocket's core boosted the dummy warhead to the target altitude and velocity, reentered the atmosphere, and broke apart at a height of after traveling . On 27 August, the [[Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union|TASS]] issued a statement on the successful launch of a long-distance multistage ICBM. The launch of the fifth R-7 rocket (8K71 No.9), on 7 September, was also successful, but the dummy was also destroyed on atmospheric re-entry, and hence needed a redesign to completely fulfill its military purpose. The rocket, however, was deemed suitable for satellite launches, and Korolev was able to convince the State Commission to allow the use of the next R-7 to launch PS-1, allowing the delay in the rocket's military exploitation to launch the PS-1 and PS-2 satellites.
On 22 September a modified R-7 rocket, named [[Sputnik (rocket)|Sputnik]] and indexed as 8K71PS, arrived at the proving ground and preparations for the launch of PS-1 began. Compared to the military R-7 test vehicles, the mass of 8K71PS was reduced from 280 tonnes to 272 tonnes; its length with PS-1 was and the [[thrust]] at liftoff was .
[[File:Roket Launcher R-7.svg||center|Some R-7 variants]]
[[File:1957-10-07 New Moon.ogv|thumb|One of the first American [[newsreel]] reports about the Sputnik in 1957]]
Observation complex.
PS-1 was not designed to be controlled; it could only be observed. Initial data at the launch site would be collected at six separate observatories and telegraphed to [[NII-4]]. Located back in Moscow (at [[Yubileyny, Moscow Oblast|Bolshevo]]), NII-4 was a scientific research arm of the [[Ministry of Defence (Soviet Union)|Ministry of Defence]] that was dedicated to missile development. The six observatories were clustered around the launch site, with the closest situated from the launch pad.
A second, nationwide observation complex was established to track the satellite after its separation from the rocket. Called the Command-Measurement Complex, it consisted of the coordination center in NII-4 and seven distant stations situated along the line of the satellite's [[ground track]]. These tracking stations were located at [[Tyuratam]], [[Sary-Shagan]], [[Yeniseysk]], [[Klyuchi, Kamchatka Krai|Klyuchi]], [[Yelizovo]], [[Makat]] in [[Atyrau Province|Guryev Oblast]], and [[Ishkup]] in [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]]. Stations were equipped with [[radar]], optical instruments, and communications systems. Data from stations were transmitted by [[telegraph]]s into NII-4 where [[ballistics]] specialists calculated orbital parameters.
The observatories used a trajectory measurement system called "Tral", developed by [[OKB|OKB MEI]] (Moscow Energy Institute), by which they received and monitored data from [[transponder]]s mounted on the R-7 rocket's core stage. The data was useful even after the satellite's separation from the second stage of the rocket; Sputnik's location was calculated from the data on the second stage's location which followed Sputnik at a known distance. Tracking of the booster during launch had to be accomplished through purely passive means such as visual coverage and radar detection. R-7 test launches demonstrated that the tracking cameras were only good up to an altitude of , but radar could track it for almost .
Outside the Soviet Union, the satellite was tracked by [[amateur radio]] operators in many countries. The booster rocket was located and tracked by the British using the [[Lovell Telescope]] at the [[Jodrell Bank Observatory]], the only telescope in the world able to do so by radar. Canada's [[Newbrook Observatory]] was the first facility in North America to photograph Sputnik 1.
Design.
[[File:Sputnik 1 Exploded View 3F9A6199 (36924864550) modified.png|thumb|alt=Sputnik's internal components|Exploded view]]
The chief constructor of Sputnik 1 at OKB-1 was Mikhail S. Khomyakov. The satellite was a diameter sphere, assembled from two hemispheres that were [[Hermetic seal|hermetically]] sealed with [[O-ring]]s and connected by 36 [[Bolted joint|bolts]]. It had a mass of . The hemispheres were 2 mm thick, and were covered with a highly polished 1 mm-thick [[heat shield]] made of an aluminium–[[magnesium]]–[[titanium]] [[alloy]], [[AMG6T]]. The satellite carried two pairs of antennas designed by the Antenna Laboratory of OKB-1, led by Mikhail V. Krayushkin. Each antenna was made up of two whip-like parts, in length, and had an almost spherical [[radiation pattern]].
The [[power supply]], with a mass of , was in the shape of an octagonal [[Nut (hardware)|nut]] with the radio transmitter in its hole. It consisted of three [[Silver-oxide battery|silver-zinc batteries]], developed at the All-Union Research Institute of Power Sources (VNIIT) under the leadership of Nikolai S. Lidorenko. Two of these batteries powered the radio transmitter and one powered the temperature regulation system. The batteries had an expected lifetime of two weeks, and operated for 22 days. The power supply was turned on automatically at the moment of the satellite's separation from the second stage of the rocket. 
The satellite had a one-watt, radio transmitting unit inside, developed by Vyacheslav I. Lappo from "NII-885", the Moscow Electronics Research Institute, that worked on two frequencies, 20.005 and 40.002 MHz. Signals on the first frequency were transmitted in 0.3 s pulses (near f = 3 Hz) (under normal temperature and pressure conditions onboard), with pauses of the same duration filled by pulses on the second frequency. Analysis of the radio signals was used to gather information about the electron density of the ionosphere. Temperature and pressure were encoded in the duration of radio beeps. A temperature regulation system contained a [[Fan (mechanical)|fan]], a dual [[thermal cutoff|thermal switch]], and a control thermal switch. If the temperature inside the satellite exceeded , the fan was turned on; when it fell below , the fan was turned off by the dual thermal switch. If the temperature exceeded or fell below , another control thermal switch was activated, changing the duration of the radio signal pulses. Sputnik "1" was filled with dry [[nitrogen]], pressurized to 1.3 [[Atmosphere (unit)|atm]]. The satellite had a [[barometric]] switch, activated if the pressure inside the satellite fell below 130 kPa, which would have indicated failure of the pressure vessel or puncture by a meteor, and would have changed the duration of radio signal impulse.
While attached to the rocket, Sputnik 1 was protected by a cone-shaped [[payload fairing]], with a height of . The fairing separated from both Sputnik and the spent R-7 second stage at the same time as the satellite was ejected. Tests of the satellite were conducted at OKB-1 under the leadership of [[Oleg Ivanovsky|Oleg G. Ivanovsky]].
Launch and mission.
[[File:Dawn of the Space Age.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Artist's impression of "Sputnik 1" in orbit]]
The control system of the Sputnik rocket was adjusted to an intended orbit of , with an orbital period of 101.5 minutes. The trajectory had been calculated earlier by [[Georgi Grechko]], using the [[USSR Academy of Sciences]]' [[mainframe computer]].
The Sputnik rocket was launched on 4 October 1957 at 19:28:34 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] (5 October at the launch site ) from [[Site No.1]] at NIIP-5. Telemetry indicated that the strap-ons separated 116 seconds into the flight and the core stage engine shutdown 295.4 seconds into the flight. At shutdown, the 7.5-tonne core stage (with PS-1 attached) had attained an altitude of above sea level, a velocity of , and a velocity vector inclination to the local horizon of 0 degrees 24 minutes. This resulted in an initial orbit of by , with an apogee approximately lower than intended, and an [[orbital inclination|inclination]] of 65.10° and a period of 96.20 minutes.
A fuel regulator in the booster also failed around 16 seconds into launch, which resulted in excessive RP-1 consumption for most of the powered flight and the engine thrust being 4% above nominal. Core stage cutoff was intended for T+296 seconds, but the premature propellant depletion caused thrust termination to occur one second earlier when a sensor detected overspeed of the empty RP-1 turbopump. There were of [[liquid oxygen|LOX]] remaining at cutoff.
At 19.9 seconds after engine cut-off, PS-1 separated from the second stage and the satellite's transmitter was activated. These signals were detected at the IP-1 station by Junior Engineer-Lieutenant V.G. Borisov, where reception of Sputnik 1's "beep-beep-beep" tones confirmed the satellite's successful deployment. Reception lasted for two minutes, until PS-1 fell below the horizon. The Tral telemetry system on the R-7 core stage continued to transmit and was detected on its second orbit.
The designers, engineers and technicians who developed the rocket and satellite watched the launch from the range. After the launch they drove to the mobile radio station to listen for signals from the satellite. They waited about 90 minutes to ensure that the satellite had made one orbit and was transmitting before Korolev called Soviet premier [[Nikita Khrushchev]].
On the first orbit the [[Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union]] (TASS) transmitted: "As result of great, intense work of scientific institutes and design bureaus the first artificial Earth satellite has been built". The R-7 core stage, with a mass of 7.5 tonnes and a length of 26 metres, also reached Earth orbit. It was a [[Apparent magnitude|first magnitude]] object following behind the satellite and visible at night. Deployable reflective panels were placed on the booster in order to increase its visibility for tracking. A small highly polished sphere, the satellite was barely visible at sixth magnitude, and thus harder to follow optically. The batteries ran out on 26 October 1957, after the satellite completed 326 orbits.
The core stage of the R-7 remained in orbit for two months until 2 December 1957, while Sputnik 1 orbited for three months, until 4 January 1958, having completed 1,440 orbits of the Earth.
Reaction.
The Soviets provided details of Sputnik 1 before the launch, but few outside the Soviet Union noticed. After reviewing information publicly available before the launch, the science writer [[Willy Ley]] wrote in 1958: Organized through the [[citizen science]] project [[Operation Moonwatch]], teams of visual observers at 150 stations in the United States and other countries were alerted during the night to watch for the satellite at dawn and during the evening twilight as it passed overhead. The USSR requested amateur and professional radio operators to tape record the signal being transmitted from the satellite.
[[File:Sputnik beep.ogg|thumb|"Sputnik 1" steady beep, which "both thrilled and terrified" listeners.]]
[[File:"BEEP ... BEEP ... To Bob's" "SURE WISH I HAD A BIG BOY HAMBURGER" The Big T 1958 (page 198 crop).jpg|left|thumb|"BEEP ... BEEP ... To [[Bob's Big Boy|Bob's]]" spaceship ad spoofs Sputnik in the [[California Institute of Technology]] yearbook of 1958.|alt=]]
News reports at the time pointed out that "anyone possessing a short wave receiver can hear the new Russian earth satellite as it hurtles over this area of the globe." Directions, provided by the [[American Radio Relay League]], were to "Tune in 20 [[Hertz|megacycles]] sharply, by the time signals, given on that frequency. Then tune to slightly higher frequencies. The 'beep, beep' sound of the satellite can be heard each time it rounds the globe." The first recording of Sputnik 1's signal was made by [[RCA]] engineers near Riverhead, Long Island. They then drove the tape recording into Manhattan for broadcast to the public over [[NBC]] radio. However, as Sputnik rose higher over the East Coast, its signal was picked up by W2AEE, the ham radio station of [[Columbia University]]. Students working in the university's FM station, [[WKCR]], made a tape of this, and were the first to rebroadcast the Sputnik signal to the American public (or whoever could receive the FM station).
The Soviet Union agreed to transmit on frequencies that worked with the United States' existing infrastructure, but later announced the lower frequencies. Asserting that the launch "did not come as a surprise", the [[White House]] refused to comment on any military aspects. On 5 October the Naval Research Laboratory captured recordings of Sputnik 1 during four crossings over the United States. The [[Air Force Cambridge Research Center|USAF Cambridge Research Center]] collaborated with [[Bendix Aviation|Bendix-Friez]], [[Westinghouse Broadcasting]], and the [[Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory]] to obtain a video of Sputnik's rocket body crossing the pre-dawn sky of Baltimore, broadcast on 12 October by [[WBZ-TV]] in Boston.
The success of Sputnik 1 seemed to have changed minds around the world regarding a shift in power to the Soviets.
The [[Soviet Union|USSR]]'s launch of Sputnik 1 spurred the United States to create the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, later [[DARPA]]) in February 1958 to regain a technological lead.
In Britain, the media and population initially reacted with a mixture of fear for the future, but also amazement about human progress. Many newspapers and magazines heralded the arrival of the [[Space Age]]. However, when the Soviet Union launched [[Sputnik 2]], containing the dog [[Laika]], the media narrative returned to one of anti-communism and many people sent protests to the Russian embassy and the RSPCA.
Propaganda.
[[File:Sputnik-stamp-ussr.jpg|thumb|right|A Soviet 40 kopeks stamp, showing the satellite's orbit]]
Sputnik 1 was not immediately used for Soviet propaganda. The Soviets had kept quiet about their earlier accomplishments in rocketry, fearing that it would lead to secrets being revealed and failures being exploited by the West. When the Soviets began using Sputnik in their propaganda, they emphasized pride in the achievement of Soviet technology, arguing that it demonstrated the Soviets' superiority over the West. People were encouraged to listen to Sputnik's signals on the radio and to look out for Sputnik in the night sky. While Sputnik itself had been highly polished, its small size made it barely visible to the naked eye. What most watchers actually saw was the much more visible 26-metre core stage of the R-7. Shortly after the launch of PS-1, Khrushchev pressed Korolev to launch another satellite to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the [[October Revolution]], on 7 November 1957.
The launch of Sputnik 1 surprised the American public, and shattered the perception created by American propaganda of the United States as the technological superpower, and the Soviet Union as a backward country. Privately, however, the CIA and President Eisenhower were aware of progress being made by the Soviets on Sputnik from secret spy plane imagery. Together with the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] (JPL), the [[Army Ballistic Missile Agency]] built [[Explorer 1]], and launched it on 31 January 1958. Before work was completed, however, the Soviet Union launched a second satellite, Sputnik 2, on 3 November 1957. Meanwhile, the televised failure of "[[Vanguard TV3]]" on 6 December 1957 deepened American dismay over the country's position in the [[Space Race]]. The Americans took a more aggressive stance in the emerging space race, resulting in an emphasis on science and technological research, and reforms in many areas from the military to education systems. The federal government began investing in science, engineering, and mathematics at all levels of education. An advanced research group was assembled for military purposes. These research groups developed weapons such as ICBMs and missile defense systems, as well as spy satellites for the U.S.
Legacy.
Initially, U.S. President Eisenhower was not surprised by Sputnik 1. He had been forewarned of the R-7's capabilities by information derived from [[Lockheed U-2|U-2 spy plane]] overflight photos, as well as signals and telemetry intercepts. The Eisenhower administration's first response was low-key and almost dismissive. Eisenhower was even pleased that the USSR, not the U.S., would be the first to test the waters of the still-uncertain [[space law|legal status of orbital satellite overflights]]. Eisenhower had suffered the Soviet protests and shoot-downs of [[Project Genetrix]] (Moby Dick) balloons and was concerned about the probability of a U-2 being shot down. To set a precedent for "freedom of space" before the launch of America's secret WS-117L spy satellites, the U.S. had launched [[Project Vanguard]] as its own "civilian" satellite entry for the International Geophysical Year. Eisenhower greatly underestimated the reaction of the American public, who were shocked by the launch of Sputnik and by the televised failure of the Vanguard Test Vehicle 3 launch attempt. The sense of anxiety was inflamed by Democratic politicians and professional cold warriors, who portrayed the United States as woefully behind. One of the many books that suddenly appeared for the lay-audience noted seven points of "impact" upon the nation: Western leadership, Western strategy and tactics, missile production, applied research, basic research, education, and democratic culture.
[[File:Stamps 2007 Ukrposhta 859.jpg|thumb|Sputnik 1, [[Sergei Korolev]] and [[Valentin Glushko]] on a 2007 Ukrainian stamp]]
The U.S. soon had a number of successful satellites, including Explorer 1, [[Project SCORE]], and [[Courier 1B]]. However, public reaction to the [[Sputnik crisis]] spurred America to action in the Space Race, leading to the creation of both the [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (renamed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, in 1972), and [[NASA]] (through the [[National Aeronautics and Space Act]]), as well as increased U.S. government spending on scientific research and education through the [[National Defense Education Act]].
Sputnik also contributed directly to a new emphasis on science and technology in American schools. With a sense of urgency, Congress enacted the 1958 National Defense Education Act, which provided low-interest loans for college tuition to students majoring in maths and science. After the launch of Sputnik, a poll conducted and published by the University of Michigan showed that 26% of Americans surveyed thought that Russian sciences and engineering were superior to that of the United States. (A year later, however, that figure had dropped to 10% as the U.S. began launching its own satellites into space.)
One consequence of the Sputnik shock was the perception of a "[[missile gap]]". This became a dominant issue in the [[1960 United States presidential election|1960 Presidential campaign]].
One irony of the Sputnik event was the initially low-key response of the Soviet Union. The Communist Party newspaper "[[Pravda]]" only printed a few paragraphs about Sputnik 1 on 4 October.
Sputnik also inspired a generation of engineers and scientists. Harrison Storms, the North American designer who was responsible for the [[X-15]] rocket plane, and went on to head the effort to design the [[Apollo command and service module]] and [[Saturn V]] launch vehicle's second stage, was moved by the launch of Sputnik to think of space as being the next step for America. Astronauts [[Alan Shepard]] (who was the first American in space) and [[Deke Slayton]] later wrote of how the sight of Sputnik 1 passing overhead inspired them to their new careers.
The launch of Sputnik 1 led to the resurgence of the suffix "[[-nik]]" in the English language. The American writer [[Herb Caen]] was inspired to coin the term "[[beatnik]]" in an article about the [[Beat Generation]] in the "[[San Francisco Chronicle]]" on 2 April 1958.
[[File:Flag of Kaluga.svg|thumb|right|The flag of Kaluga, featuring Sputnik 1]]
The flag of the Russian city of [[Kaluga]], which, due to its importance as [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]]'s birthplace, is very focused on space, features a small Sputnik in the canton.
Backup units and replicas.
[[File:Russian Embassy in Madrid (Spain) 03.jpg|thumb|right|Sputnik replica in Spain]]
At least two vintage duplicates of Sputnik 1 exist, built apparently as backup units. One resides just outside Moscow in the corporate museum of [[S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia|Energia]], the modern descendant of Korolev's design bureau, where it is on display by appointment only. Another is in the [[Museum of Flight]] in Seattle, Washington. Unlike Energia's unit, it has no internal components, but it does have casings and molded fittings inside (as well as evidence of battery wear), which suggests it was built as more than just a model. Authenticated by the [[Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics]] in Moscow, the unit was auctioned in 2001 and purchased by an anonymous private buyer, who donated it to the museum. Two more Sputnik backups are said to be in the personal collections of American entrepreneurs [[Richard Garriott]] and [[Jay S. Walker]].
In 1959, the Soviet Union donated a replica of Sputnik to the United Nations. There are other full-size Sputnik replicas (with varying degrees of accuracy) on display in locations around the world, including the [[National Air and Space Museum]] in the US, the [[Science Museum, London|Science Museum]] in the United Kingdom, the [[Powerhouse Museum]] in Australia, and outside the Russian embassy in Spain.
Three one-third scale student-built replicas of Sputnik 1 were deployed from the [[Mir space station]] between 1997 and 1999. The first, named [[Sputnik 40]] to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, was deployed in November 1997. [[Sputnik 41]] was launched a year later, and [[Sputnik 99]] was deployed in February 1999. A fourth replica was launched, but never deployed, and was destroyed when Mir was [[Deorbit of Mir|deorbited]].
The Sputnik 1 EMC/EMI is a class of full-scale [[Test article (aerospace)|laboratory models]] of the satellite. The models, manufactured by [[S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia|OKB-1]] and NII-885 (headed by Mikhail Ryazansky), were introduced on February 15, 1957. They were made to test ground [[electromagnetic compatibility]] (EMC) and [[electromagnetic interference]] (EMI).
Satellite navigation.
The launch of Sputnik also planted the seeds for the development of modern satellite navigation. Two American physicists, William Guier and George Weiffenbach, at Johns Hopkins University's [[Applied Physics Laboratory]] (APL) decided to monitor Sputnik's radio transmissions and within hours realized that, because of the [[Doppler effect]], they could pinpoint where the satellite was along its orbit. The Director of the APL gave them access to their [[UNIVAC I|UNIVAC]] to do the heavy calculations required.
Early the next year, Frank McClure, the deputy director of the APL, asked Guier and Weiffenbach to investigate the inverse problem: pinpointing the user's location, given the satellite's. At the time, the Navy was developing the submarine-launched [[UGM-27 Polaris|Polaris]] missile, which required them to know the submarine's location. This led them and APL to develop the [[Transit (satellite)|TRANSIT]] system, a forerunner of modern [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS) satellites.
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