Name the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth and precipitate the Space Race.

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. As part of the Soviet space program, it was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4th, 1957. It re-entered the atmosphere on January 4, 1958. The unexpected success of the satellite precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and launched the Space Race as part of the Cold War.

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