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The first artificial Earth satellite launched by the United States was "Explorer I".
It was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday, January 31, 1958 at 10:48 PM Eastern time. The payload was assembled in 84 days and the Vanguard rocket modified to launch it. America had been 'burned' by the October, 1957 launch of the Russian "Sputnik I" (as well as two more satellites in late 1957), and was eager to put a satellite in orbit.
Explorer 1 weighed less than 30 pounds. It carried a few scientific experiments and two radio transmitters to send the results back to earth. The experiments and radios were battery-powered since solar power in space was not yet developed. Explorer 1 went silent on May 23, 1958 and burned up on re-entry March 31, 1970.
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The Soviet Union launched an aitificial satellite into orbit before after the US launched one?
Who tried first isn't known, but the then Soviet Union were the first to succeed in getting a satellite into orbit with the sucsessful launch of Sputnik 1As a result, President Kennedy made his famous speech that promised to put an American on the moon in 10 years time.
What is the name of the world's first satellite launched in 1957 by soviet union?
First Soviet SatelliteIt was called the 'Sputnik' and was put into orbit on October 4th, 1957. The timing was 'tweaked' to mark the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Which state launched the first satellite?
us
What did the USSR accomplish before the US?
Sputnik, the first rocket into space many things to do with space: they got the first person into space the first satellite to launch into space the first orbit around the earth the first living being into space the first woman into space etc.
What was the US reaction to the news of the soviets explorating space?
{| |- | They were not very happy. The Soviet Union succeeded in getting a satellite into orbit and sent dogs and men into flight before the US. But the Russians have not put a man on the Moon. Part of it served as a focal point and goal for the US increase focus on engineering and sciences in the US. |}
What is the first name of the first satellite put into orbit by the us?
The first satellite put into orbit by the U.S. was called Explorer 1.
What was the first satellite put in to orbit by the US?
voyager 1
Name of first satellite put into orbit by US?
Explorer
What type of satellite did the US first launch into orbit?
eplorer
When was the satellite placed into orbit?
Explorer 1 (1958 Alpha 1) was the first Earth satellite of the US.
Did the US launch an artificial satellite first?
Who tried first isn't known, but the then Soviet Union were the first to succeed in getting a satellite into orbit
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.
Was the Soviet Union or US first in lauching a satellite into orbit?
I don't know who attenpted the first failed launch, but the first artificial satellite that successfully achieved orbit was Sputnik-1, launched from the USSR in October, 1957.
The Soviet Union launched an aitificial satellite into orbit before after the US launched one?
Who tried first isn't known, but the then Soviet Union were the first to succeed in getting a satellite into orbit with the sucsessful launch of Sputnik 1As a result, President Kennedy made his famous speech that promised to put an American on the moon in 10 years time.
What soviet accomplishment prompted us to be the first country to put a man on the moon?
The launching of the satellite Sputnik, the first satellite in the world.
Which country was the first country to put a satellite in space?
The first country to launch a satellite into space was Russia, under the Soviet Union. The satellite was 'Sputnik 1'. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It's launch sparked a crisis within the US which precipitated the space race during the Cold War.
