sputnik

noun3

1. •
   (historical) Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.
2. •
   (old-fashioned) Any artificial satellite.

   • BEFORE school rocketed into his tiny world with about as much warning as a sputnik, my son knew only little hates. — 1957
3. •
   (slang) The currency sign ¤.

noun1

1. •
   An adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19, developed in Russia.

   • For the record, Stone has been quadruple-vaxxed against covid-19: “Two Sputniks and two Pfizers,” he says proudly. — 2021