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What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
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Explorer 1
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- Explorer 1
- Vostok 1
- Sputnik 1
- Hubble Space Telescope
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Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957.
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