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| Table
of the 3 Spacecrafts Launched in 1957 |
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| # |
Spacecraft |
Sponsor |
Launch
Date |
Class |
Mission
Type |
Categories |
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| 1) |
Sputnik |
Soviet Union (Korolev's OKB-1) |
4 Oct 57 |
C-Small |
Technology
(1st) |
USSR
(1st), |
| 2) |
Sputnik
2 |
Soviet Union
(Korolev's OKB-1) |
3 Nov 57 |
C-Madium |
Biology
(1st) |
USSR, |
| 3) |
Vanguard
TV-3 |
U.S. Navy (NRL) |
6 Dec 57 |
C-Small
(very) |
Technology |
USA
(1st), Fail, |
Note:
Small spacecraft = less than 100 kg; medium spacecraft = less than 1,000
kg; large spacecraft = 1,000 kg and more. (Very small = less than 10 kg;
very large = more than 10,000 kg.)
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