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The first spacecraft, Sputnik 1, was a spherical metal satellite about the size of a beach ball, measuring 58 cm (about 23 inches) in diameter. It had four external radio antennas that transmitted radio pulses back to Earth. Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, marking the beginning of the space age.

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