4 oct 1957 año - Sputnik

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when: Sputnik was first launched on October 4th, 1957 at 7:28 PM
Where: it was launched at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Soviet Kazakhstan.
Who: The soviet union launched the satellite
What: Sputnik 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.
Why: Sputnik was launched as a contribution to the International Geophysical Year
Impact: The success of Sputnik had a major impact on the Cold War and the United States. And we have all these advanced satellites all because of Sputnik

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