Artificial satellites
By: Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser
Contributors: Moser, Diane, 1944-
Series: Out of this world; Out of this world (Franklin Watts, Inc.)
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Artificial satellites; Juvenile literature
Description: Describes the wide array of different types of satellites that have been placed in orbit since the launching of Sputnik I in 1957 and the varied functions they perform, from communications and weather forecasting to astronomy and spy tasks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-122) and index.