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'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.'
–Arthur C. Clarke
The Lost Worlds of 2001
Stories of Orbiting Space Satellites

SPACE TODAY ONLINE ~~ COVERING SPACE FROM EARTH TO THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE

NASA artist conception of Terra satellite in orbit above Earth
Terra satellite observing Earth
New Space News
             Latest News of Satellites

50th Anniversary of Sputnik
                and the Dawn of the Space Age

Navigation Satellites
                  Galileo – The European NavSats
                  NAVSTAR – U.S. Global Positioning Sats
                  GLONASS – Russian GPS

Maintenance and repair satellites are coming

Europe's Amazing Science Satellites

Satellite Tracking of
                   Endangered Birds, Animals and Fish

The A Train of Environmental Satellites
                   Aura, Aqua, Terra

SatBytes: Lost Tidbits Uncovered,
                   Forgotten Stories Recovered

Amateur Radio Satellites
                    Their Extraordinary History
                    Suitsat leaves the ISS

America's Weather Satellites

50 Satellites on Sputnik 50th Anniversary

Launching Satellites by Hand

Iran Plans to Launch a Satellite

USAF Research Laboratory artist conception of GPS navigation satellite in orbit above Earth
USAF Research Laboratory
The Satellite Wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia

Mt. Everest 50th Anniversary Satellite Portrait

About Satellite Orbits
                     Stationary, Polar, Elliptical, Equatorial

SpySats:
The Satellite Wars Over Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia

Area 71

Demystifying the World's First Spysat -- Corona
First photo reconnaissance satellite in the world
First mapping of earth from space
First stereo-optical data from space
First multiple reentry vehicles from space
First mid-air recovery of a vehicle returning from space
First reconnaissance program to fly 100 missions
Satellites Guide Relief to Earthquake Victims

Read About Unusual and Interesting Space Satellites

Want Info on a Satellite? Look It Up Here

Sputnik was Earth's First Artificial Satellite

Space Satellite Video Movies

Views of Earth from Space:
Earth from Space [Smithsonian Institution]
Satellite Image Gallery [Space Imaging Inc.]
Earth as Art [Landsat-7 satellite]
Planet Earth images from various Space Shuttle Missions
Guatemalan rain forest archaeological remote-sensing


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