answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The first satellite was launched more than 50 years ago. It was Sputnik in 1957.

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Which country launched the first satellite exactly 50 years ago and what was it called?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What country launched the first satellite to space?

The Soviet Union- it was called Sputnik.


India's first scientific satellite?

The first scientific satellite launched by the country of India was called Aryabhata. It was launched on April 18, 1975, by the Soviet Union.


What was the name of the satellite launched by the US?

the name of the satellite was called Explorer


What is an articfical satilite?

A satellite launched by man in order to explore space is called as artificial satellite


In 1965 first geostationary satellite was launched called?

WESTAR


What was the first satellite called and when was it launched?

Sputnik 1 was invented by the Soviet Union and was launch on October 4, 1957. It was the first artificial satellite successfully launched.


When was the first satellite launched and what was it called and which country launched it?

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.


Was Russia the first country to send a satellite into space?

The Sovjet Union was the first state to send a man-made satellite into space. It was launched on the 4th of October, 1957 and called Sputnik-1.


What was the first artificial satellite called and when was it launched?

Sputnik 1 was invented by the Soviet Union and was launch on October 4, 1957. It was the first artificial satellite successfully launched.


In 1957 where would you have found something called Sputnik?

In space. It was a satellite launched by Russia, and the first ever satellite.


What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet called?

That's exactly what it's called, a satellite. Or a moon.


The first television communications satellite launched in 1965 was called?

I like men :)