Spurtnik 1 (oct 4, 1957 – jan 4, 1958)
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85 kilograms (187-pound) metal sphere the size of the Beach Ball/Basket Ball & 29,000 kilometers per hour (18,000 miles per hour) for three months. Spurnik had traveled 70 million kilometers (43.5 millon miles) around the planet.
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