The first satellite was invented by God - THE MOON!
Alot of people often think that DIrect TV is the first company to offer satellite cable services. The truth is that a company called Satellite DIrect was the first provider of satellite entertainment.
Direct Broadcast Satellites or DBS was the first to have established regulations by year 1980. However, satellite-delivered signals have transformed the television industry since the late 1970s.
Orbita (1967) - first national network of satellite tv which was created in Soviet Union Anik 1 (1972) - first domestic north American satellite to carry television in Canada ATS-6 (1974) - world's first experimental educational and direct broadcast satellite Ekran (1976) - the first soviet geostationary satellite to carry direct-to-home television
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Sputnik-1 was the first satellite in space made by the Russians, it was launched 4th October 1957.
The first man made, and Russian (Soviet) satellite was Sputnik launched in 1957.
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The USSR launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, launched i October 4 1957.
The Soviet Sputnik was the first artificial satellite of Earth. Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. The first U.S.A satellite was Explorer 1.
The first satellite launched into space was the Sputnik I, but before that have you ever considered the fact that a satellite is any object that orbits a heavenly body? The VERY first satellite was in fact the moon. But the first MAN-MADE satellite was Sputnik I launched by USSR.
The first artificial satellite, was the Russian Sputnik. It weighed 184 pounds. The first American satellite weighed only 1.8 pounds. The Russian's second satellite weighed about one ton.
Human made satellite