The satellite nations were brainwashed by communism and thought it was better than capitalism. The Soviets created them to serve as a buffer zone against attacks.
It made US create NASA to compete with the Soviets.
Satellite states were nations occupied by the Soviets that remained under Soviet control after the war.
When the Soviets launched their satellite, named "Sputnik", almost immediately the United States established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (known as NASA) in July of 1958.
The Soviets announced they had missiles that could carry nuclear weapons anywhere. The Soviets successfully launched the first man-made satellite into space. A test of a satellite by the United States failed. All of the above
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The Soviets wanted Poland to be a satellite and Great Britain and the United States didn't offer much opposition.
To provide a military buffer zone as a shield against invasion by other countries. The Russian Tsarist system did the same for the same reason.
Countries that were under the Soviets control during the Cold War.