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What is an artificial satellite? Name any two artificial satellites launched by our country.

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Artificial satellites are human-built and send by spaceships and carrier , these are objects orbiting the Earth and other planets in the Solar System. This is different from the natural satellites, or moons, that orbit planets, dwarf planets and even asteroids.
Aryabhata launched on 19.04.1975 was the first Indian satellite. Bhaskara-I launched on 07.06.1979 was the first experimental remote sensing satellite. Bhaskara-II launched on 20.11.1981 was the second experimental remote sensing satellite similar to Bhaskara-1.


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