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More than 3000 satellites have been launched into orbit so far just in 2026, but let's go back to the first.
On this day in 1957, a new chapter in the technological and scientific history of our planet began with the launch of Sputnik I.
More about the dawn of the Space Age:
On this day in 1957, a new chapter in the technological and scientific history of our planet began with the launch of Sputnik I.
More about the dawn of the Space Age:
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