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What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
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∙ 15y ago
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.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoSputnik 1 was the world's first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into a low altitude elliptical orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, and was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program.
Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now the Baikonur Cosmodrome).
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∙ 7y agoRussia launched the first satellite, Sputnik I, into space on October 4, 1957. It was about the size of a beach ball, 22.8 inches in diameter (58 cm). Russia also launched Sputnik 2, the second satellite into space, a month later which carried a dog named Laika in it.
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∙ 10y agoThe 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.
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∙ 10y agoThe first artificial satellite ever launched was Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union.
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∙ 9y agoThe Soviet Union (Russia) which launched Sputnik 1 which was launched in 1957.
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∙ 9y agoThe first country to launch a satellite into space was the USSR (Russia). They launched Sputnik 1 in 1957.
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∙ 15y agoSputnik I
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Artificial satellite launched by India for weather forecasting?
GSLV-F06 was recently launched by India ( ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation) but it failed and was destroyed.
What was the first satellite to be launched into space by any country?
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.
Was Sputnik Earths first artificial satellite?
It was the first human-made satellite, (launched from Russia on Oct. 4, 1957), to orbit the Earth. A space probe leaves the orbit of Earth and goes off into distant space. Sputnik only left Earth's orbit to burn up in the upper atmosphere on Jan. 4, 1958.
Who sent this first artificial satellite into space?
The USSR (Russia).
What was The first country to launch an earth satellite or artificial baby moon?
spudnik was the first sattelite lauchned by the ussr but a man hole cover from a nuclear test was the first object launched into space this was done by the usa
The first artificial satellite ever launched into space was the Mercury?
No. The first artificial satellite launched was the Russian satellite, Sputnik 1.
First artificial satellite in space?
The first artificial satellite in space was called the Sputnik. The Sputnik satellite was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. It belonged to the Soviet Union.
What is the first satellite in the space?
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
What space exploration began when the soviets launched and the first artificial satellite?
Sputnik
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by India?
aryabhata
Who won the space race and launched the first artificial satellite into space?
The first artificial satellite into space was named sputnik and was launched by the USSR. The term "Space Race" actually applies to the race to the moon which was won by the US when the Apollo spacecraft touched down in 1969.
What was the first satellite in space called?
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
First satellite in space?
The first artificial satellite in space was called the Sputnik. The Sputnik satellite was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. It belonged to the Soviet Union.
What was launched by the Russians that started the space race?
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
Artificial satellite launched by India for weather forecasting?
GSLV-F06 was recently launched by India ( ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation) but it failed and was destroyed.
What was the first manned space capsule?
The world's first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
What was the first artificial satellite the human race launched?
The first manmade object in outer space was Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957.
