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The first man-made object to earth, is launched by the U.S.S.R, and remains in orbit untill January 2,1958
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Sputnik 2, carrying the dog Laika for 7 days , in orbit is launched by U.S.S.R, and remains in orbut until April 13, 1958
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Explorer 2 is launched by a Jupiter-C rocket, and fails to reach orbit
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Vanguard 1 satellite is launched into orbit and continues to transmit for 3 years
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Sputnik 3 is launched by the U.S.S.R
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Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite in launched by the US
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US ranger 7 relays the first close range photographs of the moon.
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soviet luna 9 is the first space craft to soft land on the moon.
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soviet zond 5 is launched, the first spacecraft to orbit the moon and return.
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NASAlaunches the first synchronous meteorological satellite, SMS-1