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Describes the wide array of different types of satellites that have been placed in orbit since the launching of Sputnik I in 1957 and the varied functions they perform, from communications and weather forecasting to astronomy and spy tasks.Ray Spangenburg is the author of 'Artificial Satellites (Out of This World)' with ISBN 9780531117606 and ISBN 053111760X.
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