I think it was called Vanguard 1.
America's first satellite launched into outer space was called the Explorer 1, and was launched in 1958.
The first artificial satellite ever launched into space was called Sputnik 1, not Mercury. It was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. The successful launch of Sputnik 1 marked the beginning of the space age.
America launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, on January 31, 1958. This marked a significant milestone in the Space Race, occurring shortly after the Soviet Union had launched Sputnik 1 in 1957. Explorer 1 was instrumental in the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts. Its successful launch demonstrated the United States' growing capabilities in space exploration.
Actually, the US did not launch the first space satellite. The former USSR did, in 1957, launching Sputnik-I. The US followed in 1958 with Explorer 1, formally, Satellite 1958 Alpha. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president at that time.
The first American object launched into space was the Explorer 1 satellite on January 31, 1958. It was the first satellite to be successfully put into orbit by the United States.
In the space race, America's achievements included the first successful manned moon landing with Apollo 11 in 1969, the development of the Space Shuttle program, and the establishment of the International Space Station in collaboration with other countries. Additionally, America's advancements in satellite technology and planetary exploration have been significant contributions to space exploration.
Before Sputnik, America was in a "battle" with Russia on space flight. America wanted to be the first in space, on the moon, and have the first satellite orbit the Earth. - When Sputnik (Russian Satellite) went into space, tension was created by which we had lost part of the Space Race. It put Russia ahead of America in the Space Race.
For about the first 15 years of space travel,almost all of the people who did it were men.
The satellite was called Sputnik-1, launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957. It orbited the Earth for 4 months until it reentered the atmosphere and burned up on January 4, 1958. The first successful US satellite was Explorer I, launched on February 1, 1958.
Explorer-1 was the first U.S. satellite successfully launched into space, in January 1958. Alan Shepard was the first U.S. man launched into space, in January 1961.
Explorer One launched on January 31st 1958.
The first American satellite sent into space was named Explorer 1. It was launched on January 31, 1958 as part of the United States' response to the Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik 1.