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Sputnik 1

Artificial satellite
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three... Wikipedia
Launch date: October 4, 1957 at 7:28 PM
Launch site: Gagarin's Start
Manufacturer: Energia
Orbit height: 359 mi
Speed on orbit: 4.971 miles/s
Max speed: 18,020 mph
President: President Eisenhower