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It was the size of a beach ball (over half a meter in diameter) i.e. much bigger than a basketball! I added NASA reference
'''Sputnik''' was launched in 1957 by the [[Soviet Union]] as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space.
'''Sputnik''' was launched in 1957 by the [[Soviet Union]] as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space.
*''Sputnik I'', launched [[October]] 4, 1957, carried an artificial satellite into orbit. It caused some concern in the [[USA]], that the Soviet Union were the first to launch a satellite into orbit. ''Sputnik I'' was about the size of a basketball, had antennas sticking out of it, contained a beeping radio transmitter<ref>CNN: Cold War Vol. 3 - Documentary</ref>, and weighed only 183 pounds.<ref>http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/</ref> This success started the [[Space Race]] between the USSR and the USA.
*''Sputnik I'', launched [[October]] 4, 1957, carried an artificial satellite into orbit. It caused some concern in the [[USA]], that the Soviet Union were the first to launch a satellite into orbit. ''Sputnik I'' was about the size of a beach ball (58cm or 22.8inches in diameter),<ref>[http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ NASA's files on Sputnik]</ref> had antennas sticking out of it, contained a beeping radio transmitter<ref>CNN: Cold War Vol. 3 - Documentary</ref>, and weighed only 183 pounds.<ref>http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/</ref> This success started the [[Space Race]] between the USSR and the USA.
*''Sputnik II'' carried a dog named Laika ([[Russian]]: Лайка) into space on November 3, 1957. Laika was originally a stray, and she died a while after the launch.
*''Sputnik II'' carried a dog named Laika ([[Russian]]: Лайка) into space on November 3, 1957. Laika was originally a stray, and she died a while after the launch.