Regular postcard Sputnik 1, 100 x 150

Sputnik 1 (/ˈspʌtnɪk, ˈspʊtnɪk/; "Satellite-1", or "PS-1", Простейший Спутник-1 or Prosteyshiy Sputnik-1, "Elementary Satellite 1") was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the USSR on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It orbited for three weeks before its batteries died and then orbited silently for two months before it fell back into the atmosphere on the 4th January 1958.

Material: white matte thick paper of different grades.The full-color picture is printed typographically on the front side.The back side is marked up for writing the address with a place left for a postage stamp.Postcards can be sent by mail in an envelope or without it, with a previously pasted stamp and the delivery address.