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Did the sputnik launched in october 1957 crash how, when and why
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Answer by crow t robot
September 5, 1962
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Chandramohan P.R says
Satelites are maintained by occasionally firing the thrusters.Due to atmospheric drag they loose altitude needs boost up periodically.
Sputnik 1 lost after 3months after launch.
Surveyor says
September 5, 1962 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
LaurelHS says
Sputnik 1 reentered the Earth's atmosphere and burned up on January 4, 1958.
The Sputnik that re-entered the atmosphere on September 5, 1962 was not the one that was launched in October 1957. It was Sputnik 4, which was not launched until 1961.