which place was it launched from?
Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR
Introduction
Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome).
who was the leader of the soviet union when sputnik was launched Nikita Khrushchev when was this satellite launched? 4 October 1957
Site No.1 at NIIP-5 From Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR . From Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR
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Launch and mission Introduction Introduction
Site No.1 at NIIP-5 Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome) Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome). 
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Sputnik 1 [SEP] Introduction
The satellite's unanticipated success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race, part of the Cold War. The launch was the beginning of a new era of political, military, technological and scientific developments. The name "Sputnik" is Russian for spouse/traveling companion or satellite when interpreted in an astronomical context. Tracking and studying Sputnik 1 from Earth provided scientists with valuable information. The density of the upper atmosphere could be deduced from its drag on the orbit, and the propagation of its radio signals gave data about the ionosphere. Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome).