Artificial Satellite

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4939. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Space Missions, Solar System Missions

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A man-made object placed in orbit round the Earth or some other celestial body. The first artificial Earth satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the then Soviet Union, on 4 October 1957. Spherical in shape, and with a mass of 84 kg, it entered an orbit with a perigee altitude of 229 km, an apogee altitude of 947 km and a period of 96 min. Artificial satellites are used for a wide variety of roles,...

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