From memory - 1957.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
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A new chapter in US space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket, Bumper 2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created on October 1, 1958.Other notable first flights include the following:Jan 1958 - US launched its first Earth satellite, Explorer 1Dec 1958 - US launched the first communications satellite SCORE into space.April 1960 - US launched the first weather satellite, TIROS-1
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The first satellite was launch in 1957 so that would mean that this year (2012) it has been around for more than half a century (55 years). +++ That first artificial satellite was launched by the USSR, who called it 'Sputnik One'. It was a simple test vehicle whose radio transmitted just a call-sign - the tune "The East Is Red" I believe. 1957 was celebrated International Geophysical Year for this and other technical achievements.
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The first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by the USSR (Russia) in 1957. Following its launch on October 4, Russia launched Sputnik 2 on November 3. Sputnik 3 was not launched until May, 1958 following the US Explorer and Vanguard satellites in January and March.
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The first successful earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched from the USSR in October 1957. Once it had achieved orbit, its name was announced to the world as "Sputnik-1".
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October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
"Sputnik-1" was launched on October 4, 1957, from the USSR (Russia). That wasn't the first attempt, but it was the first one that successfully achieved orbit and stayed up there for a while.
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