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  3. A model of Sputnik 1, the first human-made object in space. The Earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. As part of Russia's contribution to the International Geophysical Year, it provided information on the upper atmosphere. Its signal lasted for 22 and it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on delivered information Jan, 4, 1957
A model of Sputnik 1, the first human-made object in space. The Earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. As part of Russia's contribution to the International Geophysical Year, it provided information on the upper atmosphere. Its signal lasted for 22 and it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on delivered information Jan, 4, 1957
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EVB2937605
Title
A model of Sputnik 1, the first human-made object in space. The Earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. As part of Russia's contribution to the International Geophysical Year, it provided information on the upper atmosphere. Its signal lasted for 22 and it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on delivered information Jan, 4, 1957
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black and white photograph
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A model of Sputnik 1, the first human-made object in space. The Earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. As part of Russia's contribution to the International Geophysical Year, it provided information on the upper atmosphere. Its signal lasted for 22 and it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on delivered information Jan, 4, 1957
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Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
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20th century / space race / firsts / science / no one / technology / historical / space exploration / antenna / satellite / russia / 1950s / soviet union / sputnik 1 / astronomy / earth orbit / history / ussr / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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Large 2550 × 1700 px 216 × 144 mm 1 MB
Medium 1024 × 683 px 87 × 58 mm 1 MB
Small 600 × 400 px 51 × 34 mm 0 MB
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