Explorer One launched on January 31st 1958.
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
The Russian spacecraft the first by man was called the sputnik.
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched the first satellite into space, named as Sputnik I.
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.
Sputnik 1, the first man made object to orbit the earth. And we've been polluting like crazy up there ever since.
I think it was called Vanguard 1.
The USSR's Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
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The first American satellite sent into space was named Explorer 1. It was launched on January 31, 1958 as part of the United States' response to the Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik 1.
The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.
Sputnik-1 was the first satellite in space made by the Russians, it was launched 4th October 1957.
That was Sputnik
The name of the US's first successful spy satellite was CORONA. It was launched in 1960 and played a crucial role in gathering intelligence during the Cold War.
The name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by India is Aryabhata. It was launched on April 19, 1975.
The first successful one was named Spurtnik-I. There were a lot of earlier unsuccessful attempts.