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 launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space on October 4, 1957.
No. The first satellite to be launched into space was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
The first artificial satellite in space was called the Sputnik. The Sputnik satellite was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. It belonged to the Soviet Union.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
The first satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched into space by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. This event marked the beginning of the Space Age and the start of the space race between the US and the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union was the first country to reach space with the launch of the satellite Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957.
The Soviet Union
The first artificial satellite in space was called the Sputnik. The Sputnik satellite was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. It belonged to the Soviet Union.
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.
The first man-made satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. It marked the beginning of the space age and triggered the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
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.