[DOC] [TLE] Dong Fang Hong I - Wikipedia [PAR] Dongfanghong I also known as China 1, was the People's Republic of China's 
first space satellite, launched successfully on 24 April 1970 (after one failed 
attempt on 16 November 1969) as part of the PRC's Dongfanghong space 
satellite program. At 173 kg (381 lb), it was heavier than the first satellites of other 
countries. ... Mao Zedong himself signed "approved" to the report. [DOC] [TLE] China's long march into space - Space News From SpaceDaily.Com [PAR] Apr 26, 2016 ... Launched on April 24, 1970, Dongfanghong-1, or The East is Red 1, ... 
celebrations for the anniversary of China's first satellite launch. ... Mao Zedong 
was quick to pronounce, "We too shall make satellites." ... hoped the country's first 
satellite could turn out to be more advanced than those of other countries. [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #3427, aired 1999-06-29 [PAR] OFFICIAL LANGUAGES. (Alex: We give the country, you name the language.) ... 
This country's first satellite, launched April 24, 1970, was the Mao I... [DOC] [TLE] Space Today Online -- Chinese Rockets [PAR] Mao Zedong's famous long march revolutionized the ancient territory of China ... 
Long March 1 (CZ-1) was first sent to space April 24, 1970. ... China first used a 
Long March 4 to launch a heavy weather satellite to stationary orbit from Taiyuan 
in 1988. ... Xichang Launch Center is in hilly farm country in an isolated corner of
... [DOC] [TLE] Space Today Online - Iran space satellite launch [PAR] Iran is a country in the Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, 
and the Caspian Sea, between ... Even earlier, China launched its first satellite  
known as China 1 or Mao 1  to orbit on a Long March rocket on April 24, 1970. [DOC] [TLE] The First Satellites [PAR] May 19, 1997 ... [ First International Satellite Plans ] [ Sputnik 1 ] [ Explorer 1 ] ... Sputnik 1 was 
launched by Russia's Old Number Seven rocket at Baikonur Cosmodrome. ... but 
the countries of Western Europe in the European Space Agency, Japan, China, 
India, ... its first satellite Mao 1 from Inner Mongolia on April 24, 1970. [DOC] [TLE] How China joins space club?_Insideout_Icrosschina [PAR] Apr 23, 2015 ... The launch of Dongfanghong-1 on April 24, 1970 marked China's entry into ... 
leader Chairman Mao Zedong proposed, We too should produce satellites. .... 
The first satellites launched by many other countries have already... [DOC] [TLE] DFH-1 - Encyclopedia Astronautica [PAR] AKA: Mao; Shi Jian. Status: Operational 1969. ... Research and development of 
the satellite and its CZ-1 launch rocket began in November 1966. ... It was orbited 
as the first Chinese artificial satellite on 24 April 1970. ... Country: China. Launch
... [DOC] [TLE] Xinhua Insight: China's long march into space - China.org.cn [PAR] Apr 23, 2016 ... Launched on April 24, 1970, Dongfanghong-1, or The East is Red 1, marked 
China's ... States each launched their first satellites, officially starting a space race
. Mao Zedong was quick to pronounce, "We too shall make satellites. ... but 
Chinese scientists still hoped the country's first satellite could turn out to... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 1- THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA [PAR] The period from 1966 to 1976 (when Mao died), the Cultural Revolution, was ..... 
country did not achieve its first successful satellite launch until April 24, 1970,... [DOC] [TLE] Satellites History - TrackingSat GPS [PAR] The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was finally launched in the year 1957, but 
only .... of satellites have been built by Russia and the United States, but the 
countries of ... launching its first satellite Mao 1 from Inner Mongolia on April 24, 
1970. [DOC] [TLE] Project 714 - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Nov 11, 2015 ... In fact, back in the 1960s, China had launched a manned spacecraft secret plan "
Dawning". ... In

Question: This country's first satellite, launched April 24, 1970, was the Mao I
Answer: China