Monument to the First Satellite

Monument to the First Satellite is a memorial in , . Monument to the First Satellite is situated near the marketplace , as well as near .
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Memorial
  • …is also known as “монумент «Спутник»”
  • …dates from 1958
  • …is inscribed with “Создателям первого спутника Земли. 1957 год.”
  • …stands 7 metres (23 feet) tall
  • Description: monument in Moscow, Russia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rizhskaya and Rizhsky Rail Terminal.

Metro station
Photo: Antares 610, CC0.
is a Moscow Metro station in the… is situated 150 metres northeast of Monument to the First Satellite.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rizhsky station is one of the ten main railway stations in , . is situated 350 metres northwest of Monument to the First Satellite.

Square
Photo: Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 140 metres northwest of Monument to the First Satellite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maryina Roshcha District and Krasnoselsky District.

Suburb
Photo: Александр Спиридонов, CC BY 3.0.
is an administrative…

Suburb
Photo: Alexander Kachkaev, CC BY 3.0.
(Russian: Красносе́льский райо́н…

Suburb
Photo: Don-vip, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a territorial division… is situated 2½ km north of Monument to the First Satellite.

Monument to the First Satellite

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Latitude
55.79249° or 55° 47′ 33″ north
Longitude
37.63547° or 37° 38′ 8″ east
Open location code
9G7VQJRP+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3111400723
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q4349901

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Monument to the First Satellite” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Առաջին արբանյակ (հուշարձան)”
  • Armenian: “Առաջին արբանյակ”
  • Belarusian: “Першы спадарожнік”
  • French: “Monument au premier satellite”
  • Kazakh: “Тұңғыш жерсерік”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Pierwszego Satelity (Moskwa)”
  • Polish: “Pomnik pierwszego satelity”
  • Russian: “Первый спутник (памятник)”
  • Russian: “Первый спутник”
  • Russian: “Создателям первого спутника Земли”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Рижский рынок and DHL Express Easy.

Nearby Places

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Moscow: Highlights

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