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The first satellite was 'Sputnik'
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The name of the first satellite to go around the earth?
Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, was the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth.
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched successfully?
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space what country was it from?
As far as was publicly announced, the first artificial satellite successfully placed into earth orbit ... the first one that stayed up long enough to actually make some orbits around the earth ... was the "Sputnik-I", launched in October of 1957 from the USSR (Russia).
Which acountry was the first country to put a satellite in space?
Russia put the first satellite into space. The satellite's name is sputnik 1
What is the name of the orbit of the satellite around the earth?
A Geostationary orbit - it means that the satellite will always stay above the same point on Earth. Hope that helps
What was the name of the first space shuttle or satellite to be sent in space from Earth?
The USSR's Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
What was the name of the fisrt space satellite?
Sputnik was the first satellite launched outside of Earth's atmosphere. It was launched by the Russians.
The name of the first satellite to go around the earth?
Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, was the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth.
What is a name of a satellite?
"Luna" is the name given to the natural satellite of the earth.
What is Name of the largest satellite orbiting earth?
The largest satellite orbiting the Earth is the Moon.
What is the name of the first earth -orbiting satellite launched into space?
The first satellite launched into space was the Sputnik I, but before that have you ever considered the fact that a satellite is any object that orbits a heavenly body? The VERY first satellite was in fact the moon. But the first MAN-MADE satellite was Sputnik I launched by USSR.
What is the name of the first man made satalight ever placed in orbit around the earth?
The very first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. The name of the satellite was "Sputnik".
What year was the launch of the first earth orbiting satelitte and its name?
The first successful earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched from the USSR in October 1957. Once it had achieved orbit, its name was announced to the world as "Sputnik-1".
What was the first man made satellite to orbit the earth?
The Soviet Sputnik was the first artificial satellite of Earth. Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. The first U.S.A satellite was Explorer 1.
What was the first satellite for?
The first satellite (Sputnik I) was launched by the USSR (Russia) to demonstrate that they could launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
What is the name of the first satellite to orbit earth?
Sputnik I was launched from the USSR on October 4, 1957.
Which is earth's second satellite?
Earth has one natural satellite, the moon, and numerous artificial satellites, the first of which was called Sputnik, which can deservedly be called Earth's second satellite.
