The United States launched the first orbiting spacecraft in 1956.

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It was the Soviet Union - in 1957.

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I should add

In September 1956, the U.S. Army did launch a missile that could have put a satellite into orbit if it had included a live third stage, but that's not considered "orbiting."

I don't think this counts though.

i honesty don't know, good luck tho dawg

answer: born in saint-dié, in the vosges department, france, he studied law, and was called to the bar at paris in 1854,[2] but soon went into politics, contributing to various newspapers, particularly to le temps. he attacked the second french empire with great violence, directing his opposition especially against baron haussmann, prefect of the seine department. a series of his articles in le temps was later republished as the fantastic tales of haussmannlaxupa (1868).[2]

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