sputnik
/ˈspʊtnɪk/
noun
- Any of a series of artificial satellites launched by the Soviet Union, especially the first one (Sputnik 1) launched in 1957.
- Many people remember the beeping signal of Sputnik from their radios.
- The launch of Sputnik started the space race between the US and the Soviet Union.
- Sputnik was the first human-made object to orbit Earth.
- A satellite or spacecraft, especially one from the former Soviet space program.
- Scientists studied data from Sputnik to learn about the upper atmosphere.
- The museum has a model of a Sputnik satellite on display.
- The word 'sputnik' means 'traveling companion' in Russian.
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