Summary Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was launched into space on a rocket by the Soviet Union in 1957. A year later, the USA followed suit with Explorer. Today there are more than 2,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth, used mainly for telephony, television, radio and digital data transmission. A large number are also used for scientific research and meteorology. Great Inventions explains the technology without which modern communication and many of the amenities we now take for granted would not be possible.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Shini Somara Liv Boeree John Last Martin Archer
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 16, 2020
Countries of origin : Germany Netherlands United Kingdom
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Production companies : Off the Fence World Media Rights Productions Doc.station Medienproduktion
Summary Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was launched into space on a rocket by the Soviet Union in 1957. A year later, the USA followed suit with Explorer. Today there are more than 2,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth, used mainly for telephony, television, radio and digital data transmission. A large number are also used for scientific research and meteorology. Great Inventions explains the technology without which modern communication and many of the amenities we now take for granted would not be possible.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 16, 2020
Countries of origin : Germany Netherlands United Kingdom
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Production companies : Off the Fence World Media Rights Productions Doc.station Medienproduktion
