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The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite.

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Is it true that the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite?

Yes. Multiple reference works, NASA, and peer-reviewed sources state that the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, in 1957.

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Inventions and discoveries
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Brian, W., Brenda, W., Tim, M., & Inc, W. B. (n.d.). Inventions and discoveries. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/inventionsdiscov00worl

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Human space exploration
2007
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Inc, W. B. (2007). Human space exploration. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/humanspaceexplor00worl

Exploring the solar system
2011
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1980-, D. A. F. (2011). Exploring the solar system. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/exploringsolarsy0000doer

encyclopedia-of-world-history-kashmir-treasure
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encyclopedia-of-world-history-kashmir-treasure. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/encyclopedia-of-world-history-kashmir-treasure

the-world-book-encyclopedia-volume-17
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the-world-book-encyclopedia-volume-17. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/the-world-book-encyclopedia-volume-17

Dawn of the Space Age - NASA
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Dawn of the Space Age - NASA. (n.d.). nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/history/dawn-of-the-space-age/

International Space Law and Satellite Telecommunications
2018
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Morozova, E. & Vasyanin, Y. (2018). International Space Law and Satellite Telecommunications. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190647926.013.75

Overview of Navigation Satellite Systems
2020
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Overview of Navigation Satellite Systems. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4863-5_2

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