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Explorer 1 was in orbit for 111 days after launch on January 2 1958. I make that to be May 4, 1958.
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What was the satellite that was launched by americans in the Cold War?
Explorer I (the first US satellite to orbit the Earth) was launched on January 31, 1958, and discovered the radiation belts known as the Van Allen Belt. Additional satellites were launched to study the radiation. Unfortunately Explorer 2 (March 5, 1958) failed to reach orbit. Explorer 3, also known as Gamma 1, was successfuly orbited on March 26, 1958, becoming the second US satellite in space.
What was the first us satellite in space?
Sputnik 1 was the first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957.
What was the name of the first rocket that the US launched successfully after Sputnik?
The Explorer but it wasnt a rocket, it was a satellite
What was the name of the first successful US satellite in space?
Explorer One launched on January 31st 1958.
Which country sent the first artificial satellite into orbit?
After the launches by the USSR of Sputnik 1 (October 4, 1957) and Sputnik 2 (November 3, 1957), the US finally succeeded with Explorer 1 on January 31, 1958. Sputnik 1 had already fallen from orbit, and Sputnik 2 did so as well in April, 1958, following the March launch of Vanguard 1, the second US satellite and the oldest satellite still orbiting the Earth.
Name of first satellite put into orbit by US?
Explorer
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.
Which president was in office when the first US satellite was launched?
Dwight Eisenhower was the President on January 31, 1958 when the first US earth satellite, Explorer I, went into orbit.
What was the first space satellite of the US?
Explorer 1 was the first US object to be launched into Earth Orbit January 31st, 1958.
The first US satellite?
EXPLORER 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What was the first artificial satellite and when was it launched?
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1 and it was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union October 4 at 19:28:34p.m. in 1957. The first US satellite was Explorer I on January 31, 1958.
When was first us satellite launched?
The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
When was the first US satellite launched?
The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
What is the first name of the first satellite put into orbit by the us?
Telstar
What was the satellite that was launched by americans in the Cold War?
Explorer I (the first US satellite to orbit the Earth) was launched on January 31, 1958, and discovered the radiation belts known as the Van Allen Belt. Additional satellites were launched to study the radiation. Unfortunately Explorer 2 (March 5, 1958) failed to reach orbit. Explorer 3, also known as Gamma 1, was successfuly orbited on March 26, 1958, becoming the second US satellite in space.
What was the first satellite put in to orbit by the US?
voyager 1
