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The USSR was the first to successfully launch an artificial satellite on October 4th 1957. It was called Sputnik 1.
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A satellite whose orbit is synchronized with the rotation of the earth?
That is called a geosynchronous orbit.
What is the name of the satellite whose orbit is synchronized with the rotation of the earth?
Sputnigg Jr
Which country was the first to launch a satellite into orbit?
The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.
What was the first satellite for?
The first satellite (Sputnik I) was launched by the USSR (Russia) to demonstrate that they could launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
The type of force that causes a satellite to orbit Earth is a?
Its a centripetal force, whose origin/source is gravitation.
When did the first satellite successfully orbit the earth and what was it called?
Sputnik I, 1957
What was the first man made satellite to orbit 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.
Which country was the first to orbit the Earth?
No country has ever orbited the earth. Scientists and engineers in the USSR placed the first man-made satellite in earth orbit, in 1957.
When was the satellite placed into orbit?
Explorer 1 (1958 Alpha 1) was the first Earth satellite of the US.
What was the first US spaceship to orbit the earth?
voyager Explorer 1 was the first US satellite to orbit the earth. It was proceeded by two Soviet Sputnik satellites.
What is spuntik 1 famous for?
It was the first man made Satellite to Orbit the Earth
What planet did NASA put a satellite in orbit around the first time?
Earth
