High Five Facts - Satellites

The video provides five interesting facts about satellites. It begins with Sputnik One, the first artificial satellite launched by the USSR in 1957, marking the start of the Space Age. The International Space Station (ISS) is highlighted as the largest artificial satellite, serving as a space laboratory since 2000. The video explains the two types of satellites: natural, like moons and planets, and man-made, which orbit Earth. It also covers the different altitudes at which satellites orbit Earth, including Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and High Earth Orbit (HEO). Finally, Sputnik 2 is discussed as the first satellite to carry a living passenger, Laika the dog, into space.

What was the primary material used to construct Sputnik One?

• Steel

• Aluminium

• Titanium

• Copper

How long have humans continuously lived on the ISS?

• Since 2000

• Since 2020

• Since 1990

• Since 2010

What is the approximate mass of the International Space Station?

• 3 million pounds

• 500,000 pounds

• 2 million pounds

• 1 million pounds

Which of the following is a natural satellite?

• The ISS

• The Moon

• Sputnik 2

• Sputnik One

What was unique about Sputnik 2's mission?

• It was the first satellite to orbit the Earth.

• It was the first satellite to transmit radio signals.

• It was the first satellite to carry a living passenger.

• It was the first satellite to be made of aluminium.