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Some scholars consider North Korea a satellite state under the Soviet Union from 1948 until the 1958 August faction incident. [19] The short-lived East Turkestan Republic (1944–1949) was a Soviet satellite until it was absorbed into the People's Republic of China.
This is a list of satellites and spacecraft which have been given USA designations by the United States Air Force. These designations have been applied to most United States military satellites since 1984, and replaced the earlier OPS designation. As of June 2022, USA designations have been assigned to 462 space satellites.
The United States concluded that a solution could not wait any longer. [50] In a 5 June 1947 speech, [51] Marshall announced a comprehensive program of American assistance to all European countries wanting to participate, including the Soviet Union and those of Eastern Europe, called the Marshall Plan. [50] Stalin opposed the Marshall Plan.
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 which 4,529 belong to the United States (3,996 commercial), 590 belong to China, 174 belong to Russia, and 1,425 belong to other nations. [1]
Qatar's first satellite flew as a joint project with the French corporation Eutelsat Qatar: Es'hail 1: Es'hailSat: SS/Loral: Ariane 5ECA: Kourou: 29 August 2013: Full ownership of the joint France-Qatar satellite Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 was sold to Es'hailsat in 2018 [24] Peru: PUCP-Sat 1: Dnepr: Dombarovsky: 21 November 2013: Pocket-PUCP ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
First British satellite in space (on American rocket) July 10 US: Telstar 1: Thor-Delta: Earth Success: Communication satellite July 22 US: Mariner 1: Atlas-Agena: Venus Failure: Software related guidance system failure, range safety officer ordered destroyed after 294.5 seconds after launch. August 27 US: Mariner 2: Atlas-Agena: Venus Success
The term has also been applied to states which are extremely economically dependent on a more powerful nation. The three Pacific Ocean countries associated with the United States under the Compact of Free Association (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau) have been called client states. [17] [18] [19]