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  2. Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes - Wikipedia

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    The first satellite to carry a living animal, a dog named Laika. 508 kg (1,118 lb) December 6 US: Vanguard 1A: Vanguard TV-3: Failure: The first stage engine was improperly started, causing the vehicle to fall back to the launch pad immediately after launch and explode. [1] 1.36 kg (2.99 lb) 1958 February 1 US: Explorer 1: Juno I: Success

  3. Skeptical of Russia's data, some Western officials judge its ...

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    Images of Moscow before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine are noticeably brighter, she said. The declining health of Russia's economy is as clear as day — or night, a finance minister said Wednesday.

  4. Earth Observing System - Wikipedia

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    It was the first satellite to capture colour images from space and acted significantly as a medium of communications. [ 1 ] After the success of TIROS-1 and ATS-3, NASA in conjunction with United States Geological Survey (USGS), progressed forward in Earth observation through a series of Landsat satellites launched throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

  5. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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    NASA 2011 Part of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program. SWOT: Active NASA: 2022 TanDEM-X: Active DLR: 2010 Terra: Active NASA 1999 Carries five instruments to observe the state of the atmosphere, land, and oceans, as well as their interactions with solar radiation and with one another. [23] TerraSAR-X: Active DLR: 2007 THEOS: Active ...

  6. Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts ...

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    There were no immediate details on what caused the break-up of the RESURS-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite, which Russia declared dead in 2022. U.S. Space Command, tracking the debris swarm ...

  7. Kosmos 1408 - Wikipedia

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    Kosmos-1408 (Russian: Космос-1408) was an electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) satellite operated by the Soviet Union.It was launched into low Earth orbit on 16 September 1982 at 14:55 UTC, replacing Kosmos-1378.

  8. Mir - Wikipedia

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    The project, sometimes called "Phase One", was intended to allow the United States to learn from Russian experience in long-duration spaceflight and to foster a spirit of cooperation between the two nations and their space agencies, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos). The ...

  9. Satellite imagery captures key areas of Ukraine before and ...

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    Satellite imagery shows the devastation Russian troops have created in Ukraine since they invaded the country in February 2022. A monastery in Mykilske, which once featured extravagant religious ...