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(The Russians called it "Sputnik" at the time.)
The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.
That was Sputnik
The first American object launched into space was the Explorer 1 satellite on January 31, 1958. It was the first satellite to be successfully put into orbit by the United States.
Russia (Then known as USSR ) was the first to put it's satellite (called "Sputnik") into orbit. The date was 4 October 1957. "Explorer 1" was the United States' first artificial satellite and was launched on January 31, 1958
The first satellite put into orbit by the U.S. was called Explorer 1.
The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.
That was Sputnik
A. Russians
The first American object launched into space was the Explorer 1 satellite on January 31, 1958. It was the first satellite to be successfully put into orbit by the United States.
Russia (Then known as USSR ) was the first to put it's satellite (called "Sputnik") into orbit. The date was 4 October 1957. "Explorer 1" was the United States' first artificial satellite and was launched on January 31, 1958
The first satellite put into orbit by the U.S. was called Explorer 1.
Well, the Soviet Union put the first artificial satellite into space, the first dog into space, and the first human into space.
The Soviet Union
Hard to say, there have been so many. Sputnik was the first, and led to the space race between the USA and Russa.
Explorer
The Russians, putting Sputnik 1 into orbit in 1957.
The first country to launch a satellite into space was Russia, under the Soviet Union. The satellite was 'Sputnik 1'. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It's launch sparked a crisis within the US which precipitated the space race during the Cold War.