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Orbital Launches of 1957

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ID Date Payload(s) Launch Vehicle Site Remark
October
1957 α (001) 04.10.1957 Sputnik 1 (PS-1 #1) Sputnik (1) Ba LC-1/5
November
1957 β (002) 03.11.1957 Sputnik 2 (PS-2 #1) Sputnik (1) Ba LC-1/5
December
1957-F01 06.12.1957 Vanguard (Test Satellite F) Vanguard CC LC-18A Failure

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR USSR
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 195719581959   •   1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
1970197119721973197419751976197719781979   •   1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
1990199119921993199419951996199719981999   •   2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
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