The Vanguard 1 satellite, the oldest artificial object still in Earth's orbit, was launched on this day in 1958.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBGkIWGTWkA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_1
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17. März 1958: Vom Weltraumbahnhof Cape Canaveral startet #Vanguard1, der erste mit Solarzellen ausgestattete #Satellit. Nach dem Missionsende 1964 blieb im All - bis heute.
#Vanguard1 is the oldest satellite orbiting Earth and now scientists want to bring it home after 67 years
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17. März 1958: Start von #Vanguard1 - der erste mit Solarzellen ausgestattete #Satellit. Nach dem Missionsende 1964 ist er immer noch im All.
Launch of the Vanguard 1 satellite.
Sketch showing the main parts of the Vanguard 1 satellite.
17 March 1958: The United States launched Vanguard 1 - the first solar-powered satellite. #History #Space
Vanguard 1 is the oldest man-made satellite still in orbit. #Vanguard1
Launched 17 March. 1958, Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric power, and although communications were lost in 1964, it remains the oldest human-made object still in orbit. #science #sciencefacts #nasa #satellite #Vanguard1
Launched 17 March. 1958, Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric power, and although communications were lost in 1964, it remains the oldest human-made object still in orbit.
#science #sciencefacts #nasa #satellite #Vanguard1
@IAmJericho doing another promo with #Vanguard1 #Classic #AEWDynamite
