The USSR launched its Luna 3 probe in 1959, and obtained the first images of the "far side" of the Moon, the side never visible from Earth. On Christmas in 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first humans to directly see that part of the Moon.
The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.
Telstar 1 was launched on July 10, 1962Telstar 2 was launched on May 7, 1963
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The first scientific satellite launched by the country of India was called Aryabhata. It was launched on April 18, 1975, by the Soviet Union.
August 14, 1959. The pictures were taken by the satellite, Explorer 6. It was launched by the United States. These were the first pictures taken of the Earth from space.
Russia
That was the USSR
The first satellite was launched more than 50 years ago. It was Sputnik in 1957.
Russia launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957.
No country has launched any satellite specifically to absorb green gases.
After several failures by both the USA and the USSR, the first successfulartificial satellite was launched from the USSR in October, 1957.