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The first man-made satellite was Sputnik, launched into orbit in 1957 by the Soviet Union. The first American satellite was Explorer, launched the following year.

The oldest satellite still in orbit is Vanguard, launched in 1958 by the US.

There are now thousands of satellites currently in orbit, including communications satellites, GPS satellites, and the International Space Station.

if you would like to see a real-time 3-D plot of satellites now in orbit, check out the JTRACK 3D web site from NASA.

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