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INFOGRAPHIC: The 1,234 satellites orbiting earth
Here we analyse the operational satellites (which includes launches up until July) orbiting the earth today
PUBLISHED : Monday, 29 December, 2014, 9:32am
UPDATED : Monday, 29 December, 2014, 12:20pm
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite. An historic milestone that would radically change the world of communications. Today, satellites are fundamental to our daily lives, and the number of launches is increasing. Here we analyse the 1,234 operational satellites orbiting Earth today
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