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RefNoMOB/086
LevelItem
TitleModel of Sputnik 1 satellite by the Soviet Space Agency
ArtistKosmicheskaya programma SSSR
Date1957
DescriptionModel of the first human-made space vehicle, and the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. Main body and antennas suspended on a perspex stem; the latter is attached to a raised base, designed to look like the earth's surface.
ObjectNameArtefact
MaterialsPlastic, metal
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceProvenance unknown
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-17698
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