SPUTNIK


Meaning of SPUTNIK in English

Sput ‧ nik /ˈspʊtnɪk/ BrE AmE noun

a ↑ satellite put into space by the former Soviet Union. There were several Sputniks, but the first of these (Sputnik I in 1957) was the first satellite ever to go around the Earth.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.