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Sputnik  

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  • Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, was launched from the Soviet Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 4, 1957. The satellite orbited the earth every ninety-six minutes, broadcasting signals from two radio transmitters that could be picked up by amateur radio operators around the world. [Source: Encyclopedia ofthe Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Sputnik]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BF8CTMZD-D

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