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Fascinating Facts about Satellites - 1


This sub-category of the Space category is for fascinating facts about Satellites.


GPS Satellites
In 1978 the first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite was launched.

Telstar
The Telstar communications satellite was launched on July 10th, 1962.

The First Satellite
The first satellite launched into space was Sputnik 1. It was launched by Russia on October 4, 1957.


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Transport - Airplanes - Sound Barrier
The first pilot to break the sound barrier was Chuck Yeager in a Bell X1.