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When the Soviet Union entered the Space Race with the United States, they launched their first satellite called the Sputnik 1 in 1957.

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In 1957 what did the soviet union launch to orbit earth?

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Which country was the first to launch a satellite into orbit?

The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.


What year was the first launch into space?

October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.


Who was the first country to reach space?

The Soviet Union was the first country to reach space with the launch of the satellite Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957.


Who was the first to launch an earth satellite?

The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957


Did the US launch first satellite into space?

No. The first satellite to be launched into space was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.


Whose launch first satellite?

The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957


What country went into space first?

The Soviet Union (now Russia) was the first country to successfully launch a spacecraft, Sputnik 1, into space on October 4, 1957.


When did the space race start and end?

It started on 1957 and ended on 1969


What country launch the first space rocket?

The Soviet Union (Russia) was the first country to launch a successful space rocket, the R-7.


When did the space race began and end?

The space race began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union and ended in 1975 with the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project between the United States and the Soviet Union.


What was the first artificial satellite called and when was it launched?

Sputnik 1 was invented by the Soviet Union and was launch on October 4, 1957. It was the first artificial satellite successfully launched.