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Sputnik Geocoin Cпутник-1

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Released:
Friday, October 12, 2012
Origin:
Hessen, Germany
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Like the orginal satellite the coin have to surround the world easterly. Furthermore Diese Datei ist gemeinfrei (public domain), da sie von der NASA erstellt worden ist. Die NASA-Urheberrechtsrichtlinie besagt, dass „NASA-Material nicht durch Urheberrecht geschützt ist, wenn es nicht anders angegeben ist“. it shall beep every log, which is made. On its way around the world the coin each time has to pass the space mission launch centre in Baikonur, where the real Sputnik I was launched.

Sound of Sputnik 1: Beep, Beep, Beep

About This Item

Soutnik I Stamp"Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. The surprise success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis, began the Space Age and triggered the Space Race, a part of the larger Cold War. The launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments.

Sputnik was also scientifically valuable. The density of the upper atmosphere could be deduced from its drag on the orbit, and the propagation of its radio signals gave information about the ionosphere.

Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome). The satellite travelled at about 29,000 kilometers (18,000 mi) per hour, taking 96.2 minutes to complete each orbit. It transmitted on 20.005 and 40.002 MHz which were monitored by amateur radio operators throughout the world. The signals continued for 22 days until the transmitter batteries ran out on 26 October 1957. Sputnik 1 burned up on 4 January 1958, as it fell from orbit upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, after travelling about 60 million km (37 million miles) and spending 3 months in orbit."

(wikipedia.org)

Tracking History (40145.2mi) View Map

Visited 12/30/2014 atsmug took it to A Simpson’s Cache 3 Victoria, Australia - 1.71 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/30/2014 atsmug took it to Pippin - The cats of Littlemerpip #3 Victoria, Australia - .47 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/30/2014 atsmug took it to Oh, Green Tunnel! Victoria, Australia - 1.93 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/30/2014 atsmug took it to Flying Caches... Victoria, Australia - .97 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/30/2014 atsmug took it to Winter Morning to Golden Summer Victoria, Australia - .51 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/30/2014 atsmug took it to Yes, but is it Art? VII (Heide) Victoria, Australia - 3.52 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/29/2014 atsmug took it to Troubled Waters #3 - Light at the End of Tunnel! Victoria, Australia - .71 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/29/2014 atsmug took it to High Five Victoria, Australia - .98 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/29/2014 atsmug took it to The view from behind Victoria, Australia - .19 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/29/2014 atsmug took it to Camelot Victoria, Australia - 6.65 miles  Visit Log
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