After several failures by both the USA and the USSR, the first successful
artificial satellite was launched from the USSR in October, 1957.
Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR (Russia) on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial satellite to successfully achieve Earth orbit. There had been several previous unsuccessful attempts by the USSR and the USA.
GSLV-F06 was recently launched by India ( ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation) but it failed and was destroyed.
The USSR launched both of those missions, but they took place at different times. Sputnik-1 was launched in October, 1957.
spudnik was the first sattelite lauchned by the ussr but a man hole cover from a nuclear test was the first object launched into space this was done by the usa
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.
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The Soviet Union- it was called Sputnik.
Russia launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957.
No. The first satellite to be launched into space was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
No. The first artificial satellite launched was the Russian satellite, Sputnik 1.
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.
Well, Sputnik1 was the first satellite launched by the RUSSIANS!
The Sovjet Union was the first state to send a man-made satellite into space. It was launched on the 4th of October, 1957 and called Sputnik-1.
Sputnik was the first satellite launched outside of Earth's atmosphere. It was launched by the Russians.
The first satellite in space was the Russian Sputnik, launched in 1957.
The first satellite to be placed in orbit was Sputnik I. It was the first of a series of "Sputnik" satellites and was launched on October 4, 1957 by the USSR (The Soviet Union).
Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR (Russia) on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial satellite to successfully achieve Earth orbit. There had been several previous unsuccessful attempts by the USSR and the USA.