TO INFINITY AND BEYOND: SATELLITES IN EXPLORATION, ENCOUNTER, AND EXCHANGE

By sahasveera
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    Satellites

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    Space Race

  • Sputnik 1 Launched By USSR

    Sputnik 1 Launched By USSR
    Sputnik, the first satellite, was launched on October 4th, 1957 by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

  • Sputnik 2 Launched By USSR

  • Explorer 1 Lanched By USA

    Explorer 1 Lanched By USA

  • Vanguard 1 Launched By USA

  • Explorer 3 Launched By USA

  • Sputnik 3 Launched By USSR

  • SCORE Launched By USA

    SCORE Launched By USA
    WORLD'S FIRST COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE

  • TRIOS Launched By USA

    Experiment to derimine if satellites could be used to study Earth.

  • ECHO 1 Launched By USA

    Radio Communicaitions Satellite

  • Courtier 18 Launched By USA

    First telecommunication satellite launched by AT&T.

  • Ariel 1 Launched By Great Britain

    FIRST SATELLITE LAUNCHED BY BRITAIN

  • Telstar 1 Launched By USA

    Telstar 1 Launched By USA
    First active communications satellite, enabling TV programs to be brodcast across the Atlantic.

  • Mariner 2 Launched By USA

    MARINER 2 FLIES PAST VENUS INTO SOLAR ORBIT

  • Ranger 7 Launched By USA

    RANGER 7 TAKES FIRST CLOSE RANGE PHOTOS OF THE MOON.

  • Mariner 4 Launched By USA

    MARINER 4 RETURNS FIRST CLOSE FRANGE IMAGES OF MARS.

  • Venus 3 Launched By USSR

    VENUS 3 WAS THE FIRST SATELLITE TO IMPACT VENUS.

  • Luna 9 Launched By USSR

    LUNA 9 WAS THE FIRST TO "SOFT LAND" ON THE MOON.

  • Zoned 5 Launched By USSR

    ZONED 5 BECOMES THE FIRST SATELLITE TO ORBIT THE MOON AND RETURN.

  • Luna 16 Launched By USSR

    LUNA 16 RETURNS THE FIRST LUNAR OIL SAMPLES

  • Luna 17 Launched By USSR

    FIRST AUTOMATIC ROBOT TO LAND ON THE MOON. TRAVELED 7 DAYS.

  • Venera 7 Launched By USSR

    VENERA 7 BECOMES THE FIRST TO "SOFT LAND" ON VENUS

  • Mariner 9 Lanched By USA

    FIRST ATTEMPT AT SURVEYING MARS FROM ORBIT.

  • Mariner 9 maps 100% of Martian Surface

    Mariner 9 maps 100% of Martian Surface
    MARINER CREATES THE FIRST FULL MAP OF MARS.

  • Pioneer 11 Launched By USA

    FIRST SATELLITE TO DISCOVER SATURNS RINGS

  • Mariner 10 Launched By USA

    FIRST SATELLITE TO RETURN PHOTOS OF VENUS AND MERCURY.

  • Viking 2 Launched By USA

    LANDED ON MARS AND DISCOVERED WATER IN THE FORM OF FROST.

  • Venera 15 Launched By USSR

    RETURNED FIRST PHOTOS OF VENUS POLAR REGION.

  • Phobus 2 Launched By Soviet/International

    FIRST SATELLITE TO STUDY MARS ATMOSPHERE AND MAGNETIC FIELD

  • Hubble Telescope Launched By USA/European Union

    Hubble Telescope Launched By USA/European Union
    PROVIDED PICTURES OF VARIOUS SPACE EVENTS AND PLANETS.

  • Megellan Launched By USA

    MAGELLAN SATELLITE TAKES RADAR IMAGES OF THE SURFACE OF VENUS

  • Mars Pathfinder Launched By USA

    FIRST SATELLITE TO SURVIVE A LANDING ON MARS

  • Mars Odyssey Launched By USA

    MARS ODYSSEY BECAME THE FIRST SATELLITE TO MAP THE WATER OF MARS

  • Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity) Launched By USA

  • DIsaster Monitoring Constellation Launched Internationally

    BEGAN THE CONSEPT OF SATELLITES BEING USED FOR DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF

  • Juno Launched By USA

    LAUNCHED TO STUDY THE SURFACE OF JUPITER AND RETURN WITH DATA.

  • Mars Science Laboratory (Curiocity) Launched By USA

    Mars Science Laboratory (Curiocity) Launched By USA
    LAUNCHED TO STUDY THE SURFACE MARS AND FIND THE SOURCE OF MARTIAN WATER.

  • MAVEN Launched By USA

    MAVEN WAS LAUNCHED TO ORBIT MARS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURFACE IF MARS.