Im not sure if this is wat u r wanting to hear but they developed the first satelite because they had a lot of money they got from the Germans after WW 2 and they were the most powerful nation at the time. (most people think it was the U.S. but the U.S. wasnt the most powerful nation in the world till around 1989.)
Sputnik
The first operational satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union
Yes. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite, on October the 4th 1957. The first US satellite was launched on January 31st 1958, and was called Explorer I.
It launched Sputnik 1, the world's first satellite.
The first artificial satellite was "Sputnik", launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
The first operational satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
No. The first satellite to be launched into space was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
The first person to launch a satellite to Pluto was Bob Riley.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957