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What is the name of the first artificial satellite sent to space by Russia?
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Rohini
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Apollo 11
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Sputnik 1
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Aryabhattha
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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: -Aryabhata was the first artificial satellite launched by India on 19th April 1975.
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