It was named "Sputnik-1", and the year was 1957, not 1857.
Sputnik 1 was lauched on October 4 1957 by Russia.
The Russian satellite Sputnik
Aryabhata was India's first satellite. It was launched on 19 April 1975 by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar [See related link]
The first man-made object to successfully achieve earth orbit was Sputnik-1, launched by the Soviet Union (USSR) on October 4, 1957.
Russia (U.S.S.R.) had the sputnik
Hi thereOn October 4th 1957 the Soviet satellite "Sputnic", the worlds first artificial satellite, blasted into space and transmitted information via radio signals to Soviet scientists for three weeks.Hope this helped you.
The first artificial satellite was "Sputnik", launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Satellite - "Sputnik" was the first satellite launched on Oct 4, 1957.
The first man made, and Russian (Soviet) satellite was Sputnik launched in 1957.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space on October 4, 1957.