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What do you know about the history of satellite? Test your knowledge with these MCQs

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1. Who launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space?

 
 
 
 

2. When was Sputnik 1 launched?

 
 
 
 

3. Which satellite was the first to transmit a live television broadcast?

 
 
 
 

4. Which country’s space agency launched the first geostationary satellite, Syncom 3?

 
 
 
 

5. When was Syncom 3 launched?

 
 
 
 

6. Which satellite was the first to be placed into orbit by a privately-funded company?

 
 
 
 

7. When was the first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite launched?

 
 
 
 

8. Which satellite provided the first high-resolution images of Earth from space?

 
 
 
 

9. When was Landsat 1 launched?

 
 
 
 

10. Which country launched the first weather satellite, TIROS-1?

 
 
 
 

11. When was TIROS-1 launched?

 
 
 
 

12. Which satellite was the first to observe the hole in the ozone layer?

 
 
 
 

13. When was Nimbus 7 launched?

 
 
 
 

14. Which satellite provided the first detailed maps of Venus?

 
 
 
 

15. When was Magellan launched?

 
 
 
 

16. Which satellite discovered the rings of Saturn?

 
 
 
 

17. When was Voyager 2 launched?

 
 
 
 

18. Which satellite was the first to orbit Mars?

 
 
 
 

19. When was Viking 1 launched?

 
 
 
 

20. Which satellite was the first to orbit the Moon?

 
 
 
 

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