1957
4 October 1957
Sputnik 1: Oct. 4, 1957
Sputnik 2: Nov. 3, 1957
Sputnik 3: May 15, 1958
Sputnik 1, the first man made object to orbit the earth. And we've been polluting like crazy up there ever since.
The first satellite, Sputnik one, was launched on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union.
Sputnik I, was the first earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union October 4, 1957. One month after the launching of Sputnik I, on November 3, 1957, Sputnik II, a satellite weighing 1,120 pounds and containing the dog "Laika" was sent into orbit.
The second satellite to be sent into Earth orbit was "Sputnik 2".
The first satellite in orbit was launched by the Russians on October 4, 1957. The satellite was Sputnik I, and it spurred the USA to launch their own satellite, Explorer I, on January 31, 1958.Sputnik 1
Sputnik-2
Laika, a stray dog, was sent into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957 aboard the satellite Sputnik 2 (nicknamed "Muttnik" in the US).
First Soviet SatelliteIt was called the 'Sputnik' and was put into orbit on October 4th, 1957. The timing was 'tweaked' to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The very first satellite put into orbit was the Russian satellite Sputnik put into orbit on October 4th, 1957.
Sputnik
Sputnik I was launched from the USSR on October 4, 1957.
The first artificial satellite was "Sputnik", launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.