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Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite in space. It took 98 minutes to orbit the Earth. It weighed 3.6 kilograms. -
Tiros 1
In 1960 the first successful weather satellite in space. It takes infrared pictures of Earth to determine if there are storms. -
Dong Fang Hong-1
In 1970 China launched their first satellite called the Dong Fang Hong-1. -
Solar Maximum Mission
This was designed to investigate solar phenomena or solar flares. It was the first satellite based on Multimission Modular Spacecraft. -
The Ulysses Flyby
This space probe was to orbit the sun and study its latitudes. It only made three fast scans. It also studied comets and other space objects. -
SNAP-1
The Snap-1 is a British nanosatellite that orbits in low Earth orbit. It weighed 14 pounds (6.5 kilograms). -
Venus Climate Orbiter
This was a Japanese space probe made to study Venus' atmosphere. It studied the planet for 5 years. -
Exo Mars Trace Gas Orbiter
This was a key goal to help discover and understand the methane atmosphere. It was a project shared between the European Space Agency and the Roscosmos.
