The first man-made lunar satellite was the Soviet probe Luna 1, which was launched on January 2, 1959. It was intended to impact the moon, but instead, it became the first spacecraft to reach heliocentric orbit, making it the first human-made object to leave Earth's orbit.
The first lunar trip taken by man was in July, 1969. I watched it on the telly.
One example of a man-made Indian satellite is "Aryabhata," which was India's first satellite launched in 1975.
The first man made, and Russian (Soviet) satellite was Sputnik launched in 1957.
The launching of the satellite Sputnik, the first satellite in the world.
There is no lunar eclipse theory. Man has been watching lunar elcipses ever since he first roamed the earth.
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.
The first satellite launched into space was the Sputnik I, but before that have you ever considered the fact that a satellite is any object that orbits a heavenly body? The VERY first satellite was in fact the moon. But the first MAN-MADE satellite was Sputnik I launched by USSR.
The first artificial satellite, was the Russian Sputnik. It weighed 184 pounds. The first American satellite weighed only 1.8 pounds. The Russian's second satellite weighed about one ton.
I myself have never reached the lunar surface. In 1959, the USSR sent the first man made object that reached the lunar surface. Ten years later, in 1969, the USA sent the first manned mission to the lunar surface.
The moon. First man made Sputnik
The first man on the moon was put there in the lunar module called the eagle.