The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978.
GPS IIR satellite launched on final SLC-17A Delta II
GOES was first launched on June 16,1978
The satellite Asterix was launched on November 26, 1965. It was the first French satellite to be launched into space.
Russia developed and launched the first satellite Sputnik1, launched in 1957.
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978.
The first GPS Navstar satellite was launched on February 22, 1978. This was the beginning of the GPS system, which has now grown to include a constellation of over 30 satellites providing global positioning and navigation services.
GPS IIR satellite launched on final SLC-17A Delta II
The first artificial satellite was "Sputnik", launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
GOES was first launched on June 16,1978
Weather observations, communications, GPS, observations outside of the atmosphere.
A satellite is one object orbiting another, so the moon is a satellite of Earth. A man made satellite is one we have launched in to orbit. The first being Sputnik, launched by the Russians, to thousands orbiting now providing communications for us in this modern era along with entertainment and GPS.
The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
The first successful US satellite , Explorer launched 1/31/58
The satellite Asterix was launched on November 26, 1965. It was the first French satellite to be launched into space.
Russia developed and launched the first satellite Sputnik1, launched in 1957.
The USSR launched Sputnik I, the first successful artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957.