Description
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, since then 5,000 satellite launches have taken place for a variety of objectives. Satellites are used for both military and civilian purposes. It plays a crucial role in activities such as monitoring the earth’s weather. Space exploration also relies on the space telescopes, space stations, and spacecraft included under this category.
At present, the United States has 1914 satellites in the space followed by Russia and China with 1524 and 391 satellites respectively.