USA flew a rhesus monkey into space on June 11, 1948. Russian Sputnik 1 was the first satellite into space, on 4 October 1957.
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The country that achieved these space milestones is the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman, Laika the dog was the first animal, and Sputnik was the first satellite.
No country has ever orbited the earth. Scientists and engineers in the USSR placed the first man-made satellite in earth orbit, in 1957.
The Former Soviet Union, Also known as The USSR ( Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ) Now known as The Russian Federation.
The first launch that successfully placed an artificial satellite in earth orbit was conducted by the USSR (Soviet Union) in October, 1957. That artificial satellite was known as Sputnik I.
Russia sent a dog called Laika into space on 3 November 1957 (which was the first ever satellite, which first flew on October 4 1957).
Explorer 1 (1958 Alpha 1) was the first Earth satellite of the US.
The USSR or Russia. They had the first satellite, the first animal in space, the first manned space flight, and the first space walk. But we beat them to the moon.
The first man-made object to successfully be placed in Earth orbit was dubbed "Sputnik". It was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ... part of the USSR at the time ... on October 4, 1957.
The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.
I believe that russia was the first country to do so.
The first man-made object to successfully be placed in Earth orbit was dubbed "Sputnik". It was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ... part of the USSR at the time ... on October 4, 1957.