The most famous artificial satellites in history
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Sputnik 1 (1957) · Sputnik 2 (1957) · Explorer 1 (1958). (Updated Oct 23, 2024.)
From Sputnik 1, which started the Space Age in 1957, through Vanguard 1, the oldest satellite still in orbit, to the Hubble telescope, the International Space Station and the Starlink constellation: the satellites that changed our world. Which is the most important?
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Top 13
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Sputnik 1 (1957)
The first artificial satellite in history.
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2
Sputnik 2 (1957)
It carried Laika, the first animal in orbit.
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3
Explorer 1 (1958)
The first US satellite; it discovered the Van Allen belts.
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Vanguard 1 (1958)
The first solar-powered satellite and the oldest still in orbit.
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Explorer 6 (1959)
It took the first photograph of Earth from space.
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Landsat 1 (1972)
The start of an Earth-observation programme that continues today.
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Landsat 5 (1984)
It worked for 29 years, a longevity record.
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Hubble Space Telescope (1990)
It helped pin down the age of the Universe.
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9
GPS satellites
A network of more than 24 satellites that tells us where we are.
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10
GOES satellites
Geostationary weather satellites that track storms.
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International Space Station (1998)
Continuously inhabited since 2000.
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Chandra X-ray Observatory (1999)
It observes black holes and neutron stars in X-rays.
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Starlink (2019)
A constellation of thousands of satellites providing internet.
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