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doomlaser
on Jan 29, 2013
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For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From...
There weren't any man made satellites until 1957. And I don't think there were any that stayed up for very long until the mid to late 60s/70s, though I could be wrong on that.
caf
on Jan 30, 2013
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The fourth artificial satellite,
Vanguard 1
, was launched on 17th March 1958 and is still in orbit.
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