stackyFACTSThe launch that terrified an entire nation and kicked off the space race was fundamentally just a shiny orb with a radio transmitter. It possessed zero scientific sensors and simply broadcast a continuous, repetitive pulse back to ground stations until its batteries died. It was the ultimate geopolitical flex via an annoying sound effect.
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