Examples of using "Sputnik" in a sentence and their english translations:
Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957.
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I in 1957.
Laika died when Sputnik 2 burned out in the atmosphere.
Sputnik 1 was the first satellite to orbit around the Earth.
Sputnik 1, launched in 1957, triggered the Space Race.
In 1957, Sputnik 2 was launched carrying a dog named Laika. Laika was the first animal to orbit the Earth.
On August 19, 1960, the Soviet spacecraft Korabl-Sputnik 2 carried two dogs—named Belka (Squirrel) and Strelka (Little Arrow)—into space and returned them safely to Earth.