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What knowledge was gained from the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I?

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The first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched on Oct. 4, 1957, by the USSR; a test payload of a radio beacon and a thermometer demonstrated the feasibility of orbiting a satellite.

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