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    What is the oldest man-made satellite that orbits the earth?

    Question #112365. Asked by star_gazer. (Jan 24 10 6:45 AM)


    Trooper2196

    		HOUSTON - The oldest surviving artificial Earth satellite, Vanguard 1, turned 50 years old on Monday — and continued to turn in its orbit, just as it has done since its launch at the dawn of the Space Age. The craft is in a high orbit that promises to be stable for centuries. Circling there, it has outlived almost all of the human beings who created it

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    Jan 24 10, 6:49 AM

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