Russia launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.
The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
Russia sent its first rocket into space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite. This event marked the beginning of the space age and the start of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 was significant because it was the first artificial satellite to be successfully launched into space, marking the beginning of the space age. It also fueled the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, leading to advancements in technology and space exploration.
Russia launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.
Sputnik did not launch from the moon, and it did not land on the moon.
The first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by the USSR (Russia) in 1957. Following its launch on October 4, Russia launched Sputnik 2 on November 3. Sputnik 3 was not launched until May, 1958 following the US Explorer and Vanguard satellites in January and March.
The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
That America had a comfortable technological advantage over Russia/USSR.
The first satellite (Sputnik I) was launched by the USSR (Russia) to demonstrate that they could launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
The Space Race lasted from Sputnik's launch in 1957 to the Moon Landing in 1969.
The rocket that sent Sputnik 1 into space is the SPUTNIK - PS by the former Soviet Union(now Russia).
Big, strong rockets.
If they can put a satellite in orbit they can launch a H-bomb at us too. It wasn't quite true with Sputnik 1, but it was with Sputnik 2.
The Russians launched Sputnik 1 on the 4th October 1957, 7:28 PM.