Satellites

What is
a satellite?
A satellite is an object
that people have made
and launched into
orbit using rockets.
There are currently over
a thousand active
satellites orbiting the
Earth. The size, altitude
and design of a satellite
depend on its purpose.
What country
launched the first
satellite? 
October 1957: Soviets
launch first artificial
satellite into Earth orbit.
Fifty years ago, on
October 4, 1957, the
Soviet Union launched
Sputnik, the first man-
made satellite, shocking
the American public and
beginning the Space Age.
Who is the father of
satellites?
• Verner Edward Suomi is considered
as the father of satellites.
• Verner Edward Suomi was a
Finnish-American educator,
inventor, and scientist.
• He was born on December 6, 1915,
in Eveleth, Minnesota, United
States.
•  He learned in the University of
Chicago.
•  He got the National Medal of
Who is the father of solar power
satellites?
• Peter Glaser is considered as
the father of solar
power satellites.
• He was born on September
5, 1923
Žatec, Czech Republic.
• He learned in Leeds College
of Technology.
• He was awarded the Carl
F. Kayan Medal in 1974 by
What is the latest satellite
launched?

• The latest satellite launched is

the FENGYUN 3E.
• It was launched by China on July
4, 2021
• A single 22.4 square meter solar
panel will provide 2.48 kW of
power to the craft’s two batteries
and instruments.