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Q: What was the first artificial object to orbit the earth?
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Why and how was sputnik 1 famous?

It was the first artificial object to Orbit the Earth


Why is sputnik 1 famous?

It was the first artificial (manmade) object to be placed in orbit around the earth. It started the space race between the USA and the USSR.


What was the first artificial satellites orbit earth?

Sputnik-I


What is an artificial satllite?

A satellite is any object in orbit. An artificial satellite is specifically placed in orbit by human endeavor.


What was sputnik I?

The first man made object put into Earth orbit.


Artificial satellites orbit the earth here?

sputnik


Do artificial satellites orbit the earth?

Yes, but there are also some that orbit other planets.


Artificial satellites orbit the earth?

Yes, but there are also some that orbit other planets.


Examples of artificial satellites?

First was sputnik, but anything from the Direct TV and XM radio satellites and telecommunication, GPS to the International Space Station are artificial satellites in Earth Orbit. There are artificial satellites currently in orbit around other planets as well.


Why is the moon called a satellite of earth?

A satellite is an object that orbits around a planet or body in space. There are artificial satellites and natural satellites. An artificial satellite is an object, like a space station, that has been set into orbit around a planet by humans. A natural satellite naturally finds its way into close orbit around a planet, like the moon naturally orbits the Earth.


What was the name of the first artificial satellite?

The first artificial satelliteto successfully achieve Earth orbit was Sputnik-1,launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, by the USSR, October 4, 1957.


The moon orbiting earth is an example of a what satellite?

A moon is a natural satellite, as opposed to an artificial satellite, which is a man-made object in orbit.