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Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first artifical satellite going up to space. It was also the size of a beach ball. It took it 98 minutes to orbit the earth.This is the event that started the space race. -
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 3 was designed to studdy the upper atmopshere.Also studied the pressure and was equipped with solar batteries. -
Pioneer 1
Was sent the study moons surfacace.It was sent up by a solid propellant rocket. This satellite didn't reach the moon. -
Luna 1
Was the first to reach the moon succesfully .Was sent to look at te gases of the moon. -
Luna 2
First satellite to land onhe moon. It is the second series of the luna satellites. While it was heading toward the moon radio signals were increasing. -
Lunar 3
Luna 3 was the third series of the luna satellite.First to return back a picture to Earth. It was an image of 70 % of the moons surface. -
Tiros 1
Was sent up to dtudy the television techniques designs.Also 2 cameras were sent up with it so it could take pictures of the Earth. -
Yuri Gagarian
1961 Yuri Gagarian what the first to orbit. Also was up there for approximetly 108 minutes and also first man in space -
John Glenn
John Glenn on feburary 20,1962. Was the first to ever orbit earth 3 times which nobody had ever done before. -
Mariner 2
On December 14 , 1962.They sent up Mariner 2 After 102 days it had been in space it flew by the planet Venus . This was the first satellite that had ever passed another planet . -
Mariner 4
Took a picture of the "Red" planet in the solar system.This satellite lasted up to 4 years. -
Ranger 7
1964 July 31 satellite Ranger 7 . This was the forst one to send a CLOSE immage of the moon. -
Alexei Leonov
Alexei Leonov was the first to walk in space. Also is know as the hero of the Soviet Union and first ever to step out of the space craft. -
Venus 3
On November 16 1959 .Venus 3 first man made object impacted Venus.When it was approaching Venus the connection went dead before landing on Feb 16,1996 before landing on the moon. -
Lunar 1
n April of 1966 the first satellite orbited the moon.(lunar 10) -
Luna orbiter 1
Lunar orbiter 1 Aug 14 1966 . Was the one that took the very first picture if the earth all the missions were succefull but this picture was 99 % of the moon was taken.Before this picture was taken only 95 % of it was seen. -
Soviet Venera 9 and 10
Send the very 1st to return pictures Venus.Which earth recieved thses pictures.Cme back down on December 25,1975. -
Viking 2
This satellite reached Mars. Also landed on it. Also that is when water frost was descovered.
