Amazing.. copy of Sputnik satellite..Russian, first satellite to orbit the earth. launched in 11957 approx 35cm diam.. super rare n collectable likely a very early film prop...?

rotates when hung from ceiling.. lights up.. antennas pull out to about 1m long..telescopic starlink satellite TV satellite dish dish TV freeview sky tvastronomy telescope celestron refractor telescope

On 4 October 1957, Sputnik 1 was successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit. Thus, began the 'space age'. The launch shocked the world, giving the former Soviet Union the distinction of putting the first human-made object into space. The word 'Sputnik' originally meant 'fellow traveler,' but has become synonymous with 'satellite' in modern Russian.

This historic image shows a technician putting the finishing touches on Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. The pressurised sphere made of aluminium alloy had five primary scientific objectives: to test the method of placing an artificial satellite into Earth orbit; to provide information on the density of the atmosphere by calculating its lifetime in orbit; to test radio and optical methods of orbital tracking; determine the effects of radio wave propagation through the atmosphere; and to check principles of pressurisation used in satellites. Astronomy Telescope starlink comes with rotator, etc.. satellite russian sputnik

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