GK
BIG BANG THEORY
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USA
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China
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Russia (Soviet Union)
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Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sputnik 1 spacecraft was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth and was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam (370 km southwest of the small town of Baikonur) in Kazakhstan, then part of the former Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aryabhatta was India’s first artificial satellite in space. It was named after an ancient Indian mathematician Aryabhatta.
Detailed explanation-4: -On Oct. 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth’s orbit. Thus, began the space age. The successful launch shocked the world, giving the former Soviet Union the distinction of putting the first human-made object into space.