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: It was a 58 cm polished metal sphere with four external antennas. Its primary mission was to test the placement of a satellite into orbit and measure atmospheric density.

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: Its success led to the creation of NASA in 1958 and the launch of the first American satellite, Explorer I . : It was a 58 cm polished metal