GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

DAYS AND YEARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first manned satellite which U.S.S.R. has put into orbit was on
A
4.12.1961
B
4.12.1957
C
4.12.1951
D
4.12.1961
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the United States, who had hoped that the United States would accomplish this scientific advancement first.

Detailed explanation-2: -Description. 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.

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