History
In what year was the first man-made satellite, Sputnik, launched?
1957
Background
On 4 October 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space. The metal ball was just 58 centimeters wide and beeped over radio. It circled Earth for 92 days. The shock of it kicked off the Space Race.
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