However, things were not going along well with the design and manufacturing of the satellite, so in February 1957, Korolev sought and received permission from the Council of Ministers to create a Prosteishy Sputnik (PS-1), or simple satellite.
然而卫星的设计和制造并没有完美匹配，因此在1957年2月，科罗廖夫寻求并得到部长委员会的允许，来制造人造卫星（PS-1），或者是简单的卫星。