Sputnik-1
The first artificial satellite was "Sputnik", launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
The first satellite to be placed in orbit was Sputnik I. It was the first of a series of "Sputnik" satellites and was launched on October 4, 1957 by the USSR (The Soviet Union).
The first satellite, Sputnik one, was launched on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union.
The first man made object to be launched into orbit successfully.
Who tried first isn't known, but the then Soviet Union were the first to succeed in getting a satellite into orbit with the sucsessful launch of Sputnik 1As a result, President Kennedy made his famous speech that promised to put an American on the moon in 10 years time.
Sputnik 1 was the first satellite ever put into orbit. It was launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957.
The first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth was a Soviet satellite named Sputnik I. It was launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957, followed by Sputnik 2 in November.
The Soviet Sputnik was the first artificial satellite of Earth. Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. The first U.S.A satellite was Explorer 1.
Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR (Russia) on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial satellite to successfully achieve Earth orbit. There had been several previous unsuccessful attempts by the USSR and the USA.
Sputnik was launched into a low-Earth orbit. Sputnik was launched By the Soviet Union. It was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. it weighed about 98 pounds and took 90 minutes to orbit earth. when Sputnik was launched the Space Race began.