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Artificial satellites and space probes in the 1950s Year Date Origin Name Launch vehicle Status Description Mass 1957 October 4 Soviet Union: Sputnik 1: Sputnik-PS: Success: The first human-made object to orbit Earth. 83.6 kg (183.9 lb) November 3 Soviet Union: Sputnik 2: Sputnik-PS: Success: The first satellite to carry a living animal, a dog ...
Launched on same rocket as first South African satellite Georgia [16] Reflektor: Energia-GPI Space: Energia-GPI Space Soyuz-U: Baikonur Site 1/5 17 July 1999 Formerly part of the Soviet Union United Arab Emirates: Thuraya 1: Thuraya: Boeing: Zenit-3SL: Odyssey: 21 October 2000 Belgium: PROBA-1: ESA: Verhaert Space: Polar Satellite Launch ...
Space probes are satellites designed for robotic space exploration outside of Earth, and space stations are in essence crewed satellites. The first artificial satellite launched into the Earth's orbit was the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957. As of December 31, 2022, there are 6,718 operational satellites in the Earth's orbit, of ...
The race to launch the first satellite was closely contested by the Soviet Union and the United States, and was the beginning of the Space Race. The launching of satellites, while still contributing to national prestige, is a significant economic activity as well, with public and private rocket systems competing for launches, using cost and ...
This category is for artificial satellites that have obtained orbit around the Earth. ... Satellites in low Earth orbit (1 C, ... Infrared Space Observatory;
Translated from Chinese, the word Fengyun means "wind cloud." Series 3 satellites are Sun-synchronous and series 2 and 4 satellites are geosynchronous. Formosat-5: Active Taiwan’s National Space Organization (NSPO) 2017 Gaofen-2: Active CNSA: 2014 Gaofen-3: Active CNSA: 2016 GOES-16 and 17: Active NASA 2016 Geostationary Operational ...
Scientists are set to create an artificial solar eclipse by launching synchronised satellites into space.. The Proba-3 mission is the world’s first precision formation flying mission, requiring ...
The probe left the heliosphere for interstellar space at 119 AU on November 5, 2018. [4] Voyager 2 is still active. It is not heading toward any particular star, although in roughly 40,000 years it should pass 1.7 light-years from the star Ross 248. [5] Ross 248 and the Sun currently approach each other.