Sputnik 1

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Sputnik 1 was the first spacecraft ever put into orbit around Earth. Launched by the Soviet Union in 1957-Oct-4, it sent radio signals back to Earth for 22 days before it went silent. It reentered the Earth's atmosphere on 1958-Jan-4

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