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OTD In Space – March 17: U.S. Launches Its Second Satellite, Vanguard 1
On Saint Patrick's Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite and the oldest artificial satellite currently orbiting the Earth. The main purpose of this ...
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Oldest human-made object still in orbit around Earth was launched 65 years ago
On March 17, 1958, the Navy launched the Vanguard 1 satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, was sent into space on Jan. 31, 1958, some three months after the ...