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Sputnik, the first satellite, was launched on October 4th, 1957 by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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WORLD'S FIRST COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
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Experiment to derimine if satellites could be used to study Earth.
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Radio Communicaitions Satellite
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First telecommunication satellite launched by AT&T.
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FIRST SATELLITE LAUNCHED BY BRITAIN
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First active communications satellite, enabling TV programs to be brodcast across the Atlantic.
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MARINER 2 FLIES PAST VENUS INTO SOLAR ORBIT
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RANGER 7 TAKES FIRST CLOSE RANGE PHOTOS OF THE MOON.
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MARINER 4 RETURNS FIRST CLOSE FRANGE IMAGES OF MARS.
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VENUS 3 WAS THE FIRST SATELLITE TO IMPACT VENUS.
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LUNA 9 WAS THE FIRST TO "SOFT LAND" ON THE MOON.
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ZONED 5 BECOMES THE FIRST SATELLITE TO ORBIT THE MOON AND RETURN.
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LUNA 16 RETURNS THE FIRST LUNAR OIL SAMPLES
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FIRST AUTOMATIC ROBOT TO LAND ON THE MOON. TRAVELED 7 DAYS.
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VENERA 7 BECOMES THE FIRST TO "SOFT LAND" ON VENUS
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FIRST ATTEMPT AT SURVEYING MARS FROM ORBIT.
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MARINER CREATES THE FIRST FULL MAP OF MARS.
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FIRST SATELLITE TO DISCOVER SATURNS RINGS
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FIRST SATELLITE TO RETURN PHOTOS OF VENUS AND MERCURY.
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LANDED ON MARS AND DISCOVERED WATER IN THE FORM OF FROST.
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RETURNED FIRST PHOTOS OF VENUS POLAR REGION.
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FIRST SATELLITE TO STUDY MARS ATMOSPHERE AND MAGNETIC FIELD
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PROVIDED PICTURES OF VARIOUS SPACE EVENTS AND PLANETS.
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MAGELLAN SATELLITE TAKES RADAR IMAGES OF THE SURFACE OF VENUS
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FIRST SATELLITE TO SURVIVE A LANDING ON MARS
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MARS ODYSSEY BECAME THE FIRST SATELLITE TO MAP THE WATER OF MARS
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BEGAN THE CONSEPT OF SATELLITES BEING USED FOR DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF
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LAUNCHED TO STUDY THE SURFACE OF JUPITER AND RETURN WITH DATA.
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LAUNCHED TO STUDY THE SURFACE MARS AND FIND THE SOURCE OF MARTIAN WATER.
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MAVEN WAS LAUNCHED TO ORBIT MARS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURFACE IF MARS.
