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The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by Russia in 1957.
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Vocabulary list

sekaihatsu
noun, no adjective
  1. world-first
sekai
noun
  1. the world; society; the universe
  2. sphere; circle; world
no adjective
  1. world-renowned; world-famous
noun
  1. realm governed by one Buddha; space (original meaning)
hatsu
no adjective, noun, used as a prefix, noun
  1. first; new
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
jinkoueisei
noun
  1. artificial satellite; man-made satellite
jinkou
noun, no adjective
  1. artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
eisei
noun
  1. (natural) satellite; moon
  2. (artificial) satellite
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
supuutoniku
noun
  1. Sputnik
gou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
  2. sobriquet; pen-name
  3. size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix
  1. suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
niyori
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
senkyuuhyakugojuunananen
senkyuuhyakugojuushichinen
  1. one thousand nine hundred and fifty seven years; 1,957 years
nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
uchiageru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

uchiagerareta

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

uchiagerareta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to launch; to shoot up
  2. (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore)
  3. to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
  4. to report (to boss, etc.)

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