Sputnik programme

Summary

Sputnik programme is a space mission^[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (space_mission category, ranking #30 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sputnik programme is in the country of Soviet Union^[3].
• Sputnik programme's image is recorded as Sputnik 1.jpg^[4].
• Sputnik programme's instance of is recorded as space mission^[5].
• Sputnik programme's audio is recorded as Sputnik beep.ogg^[6].
• Sputnik programme's GND ID is recorded as 4273819-2^[7].
• Sputnik programme's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2001002986^[8].
• Sputnik programme's subclass of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[9].
• Sputnik programme's Commons category is recorded as Sputnik^[10].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Sputnik 1^[11].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Sputnik 2^[12].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Sputnik 3^[13].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Korabl-Sputnik 1^[14].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Korabl-Sputnik 2^[15].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Tyazhely Sputnik^[16].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Venera 1^[17].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Korabl-Sputnik 3^[18].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Korabl-Sputnik 4^[19].
• Sputnik programme's has part is recorded as Korabl-Sputnik 5^[20].
• Sputnik programme's start time is recorded as +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Sputnik programme's end time is recorded as +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Sputnik programme's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/071sj^[23].
• Sputnik programme's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sputnik^[24].
• Sputnik programme's Commons gallery is recorded as Sputnik^[25].
• Sputnik programme's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0063970^[26].
• Sputnik programme's replaced by is recorded as Vostok programme^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Sputnik programme include MDR Sputnik^[28], a radio station^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1993^[31]; Radio Sputnik^[32], a radio station^[33], in Finland^[34]; 16260 Sputnik^[35], an asteroid^[36]; and Maputnik^[37], a design tool^[38].

Why It Matters

Sputnik programme draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (space_mission category, ranking #30 of 77).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include MDR Sputnik^[28], a radio station^[29], in Germany^[30], founded in 1993^[31]; Radio Sputnik^[32], a radio station^[33], in Finland^[34]; 16260 Sputnik^[35], an asteroid^[36]; and Maputnik^[37], a design tool^[38].