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Detailed explanation-1: -Sputnik 1 (/ˈspʌtnɪk, ˈspʊtnɪk/; see § Etymology) was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc batteries ran out.

Detailed explanation-2: -The USSR rocketed to the lead in the Cold War’s “Space Race” with the launch of Sputnik, a basketball-sized satellite that became the first manmade object to orbit the Earth. On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Image courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik-1, the world’s first artificial satellite. Only about the size of a beach ball (22.8 inches or 58 cm.