Yakov Alpert: Sputnik-1 and the first satellite ionospheric experiment

We give in the paper some extracts from Ya.L. Alpert's research notes. They include the history of the publication of the results from recordings of the Sputnik-1 transmitter signals, and described the method of data analysis. The first scientific publication based on Sputnik-1 data is given in the abbreviated summary. At the end of the paper there is an outline of Ya.L. Alpert's scientific biography.