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US satellite splash-down

Saturday 29 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weather

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US satellite splash-down
A NASA artist's depiction of the OGO-1 travelling through the outer atmosphere. 20082855

It was in September 1964 that NASA launched the satellite OGO-1 into orbit to study Earth’s magnetic environment and how the planet interacts with the sun.

It was in September 1964 that NASA launched the satellite OGO-1 into orbit to study Earth’s magnetic environment and how the planet interacts with the sun.


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