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SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount, image 1
SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount, image 2
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SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL
Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount,

13 April 2022, 13:00 EDT
New York

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SPUTNIK-1 FULL SIZED MODEL

Chrome two-piece sphere, approximately 4343 mm circumference; 597 mm diameter, 4 metal antennae, each on rectangular alloy mount, antennae extending 2286 mm from mount, mounts etched roughly "1 - 4," no other markings.

Impressive full-scale model of the world's first artificial satellite, sent on a modified R7 rocket into Earth orbit on October 4, 1957, marking the dawn of the space age.

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