Maker: Wham-O
Model: Sailing Satellite
Style: WSS1
Mold:
Size: 11.25 inches
Disc Color: Silver
Lettering/Hot Stamp: Wham-O Sailing Satellite on flight plate; Tournament Model, National Satellite Assn. on Cupola—Raised letters
Label/Sticker:
Date Introduced: Spring 1958
Number Produced:
Period of Manufacture: 1958
Special Notes: First run in silver Fall 1957. Other colors run in 1958. First original mold by Wham-O. Since the Russian satellite Sputnik was launched on October 10, 1957, this package, with the name "Sputnik" on it, was likely released several months after that date. Courtesy of John Kirkland.
Contributor(s): Phil Kennedy