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Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, shocking the Western world and igniting the Space Race.

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On 4 October 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite — a beeping metal sphere that stunned the world and set off the Space Race.

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İlk yapay uydu Sputnik, 4 Ekim 1957'de Sovyetler Birliği tarafından fırlatıldı; Batı dünyasını sarstı ve Uzay Yarışı'nı ateşledi.

4 Ekim 1957'de Sovyetler Birliği, ilk yapay uydu olan Sputnik'i fırlattı — dünyayı şaşkına çeviren ve Uzay Yarışı'nı başlatan, bip sesi çıkaran bir metal küre.

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