Satellites In Orbit
“Many people are not clear on just what the satellite position is,” said Dr. C. D. Ellyett, a reader in the department of physics at the University of Canterbury, in an address at the prize-giving ceremony of Papanui High School yesterday afternoon. "The newspapers tend to give large headlines to Russian successes and not so big to American launchings—unless they happen to blow up.” Dr. Ellyett said that the United States had made 31 successful launchings and the Russians only nine. Two Russian satellites were still in orbit and 17 American. Ten of the American satellites were still functioning, and none of the Russian ones were.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29383, 9 December 1960, Page 16
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