List of spacecraft called Sputnik

Sputnik, a Russian word meaning "companion" or "satellite", is a name applied to certain spacecraft launched under the Soviet space program. "Sputnik 1", "Sputnik 2" and "Sputnik 3" were the official Soviet names of those objects, while the remaining designations in the series ("Sputnik 4" and so on) were not official names, but were names applied in the West, to objects whose original Soviet names may not have been known at the time.

Spacecraft officially named Sputnik

• Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to go into orbit, launched 4 October 1957
• Sputnik 2, the first spacecraft to carry a living animal (the dog Laika), launched 3 November 1957
• Sputnik 3, a research satellite launched 15 May 1958

Spacecraft with names containing Sputnik

• Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik
• Istrebitel Sputnik, the actual Russian name is "Istrebitel Sputnikov", i.e., "Satellite Fighter"
• Tyazhely Sputnik, literally, "Heavy Sputnik"
• RORSAT, Russian name: Управляемый Спутник Активный Upravlyaemy Sputnik Aktivny, "Active Controllable Sputnik"

Spacecraft designated "Sputnik" in the West

These objects are listed with their official Soviet names:

• Sputnik 4 – Korabl-Sputnik 1
• Sputnik 5 – Korabl-Sputnik 2
• Sputnik 6 – Korabl-Sputnik 3
• Sputnik 7 – Tyazhely Sputnik
• Sputnik 8 – Venera 1
• Sputnik 9 – Korabl-Sputnik 4
• Sputnik 10 – Korabl-Sputnik 5
• Sputnik 11 – Kosmos 1, or Vostok 1 (the first spacecraft to carry a human)
• Sputnik 12 – Kosmos 2 or Vostok 2
• Sputnik 13 – Kosmos 3
• Sputnik 14 – Kosmos 4
• Sputnik 15 – Kosmos 5
• Sputnik 16 – Kosmos 6
• Sputnik 17 – Kosmos 7
• Sputnik 18 – Kosmos 8
• Sputnik 19 – Venera 2MV-1 No.1
• Sputnik 20 – Venera 2MV-1 No.2
• Sputnik 21 – Venera 2MV-2 No.1
• Sputnik 22 – Mars 2MV-4 No.1
• Sputnik 23 – Mars 1
• Sputnik 24 – Mars 2MV-3 No.1
• Sputnik 25 – Luna E-6 No.2

Spacecraft named after Sputnik 1

• Sputnik 40
• Sputnik 41
• Sputnik 99