I don't know that it failed, but Explorer I was launched in 1958.
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the name of the satellite was called Explorer
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The first successful orbital satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the USSR (Soviet Union) on October 4, 1957. The US had been trying to launch their own satellites, but most failed due to malfunctions or miscalculations. After Sputnik, the US increased its budget for space efforts and worked to modify existing missiles as booster rockets. The US launched its first satellite, Explorer I, on January 31, 1958.
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I don't know who attenpted the first failed launch, but the first artificial satellite that successfully achieved orbit was Sputnik-1, launched from the USSR in October, 1957.
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the name of the satellite was called Explorer
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The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
The Explorer but it wasnt a rocket, it was a satellite
EXPLORER 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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