Which Country Launched The First Satellite Into Outer Space
1 february 1958 united kingdom.
Which country launched the first satellite into outer space. 26 april 1962 canada. Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the united states and was part of the u s. Italy with the first successful launch from the san marco platform of its satellite san marco 2 on 26 april 1967 by us scout b the first italian satellite is san marco 1 launched by another scout from wallops usa on 15 december 1964.
The soviet union was the pioneering country to launch such a body to the orbit of the earth on october 4 1957. Participation in the international geophysical year. The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year.
First satellite launched united states. The world s first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball 58 cm or 22 8 inches in diameter weighed only 83 6 kg. Country satellite operator manufacturer carrier rocket launch site date utc remarks soviet union.
History changed on october 4 1957 when the soviet union successfully launched sputnik i. Or 183 9 pounds and took about 98 minutes to orbit earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political military technological and scientific developments.
The soviet union s sputnik 1 and 2 beginning the cold war space race between the two nations.