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Satellite (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
The Wikipedia article on the satellite, consulted for its lead and History sections covering the October 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and the growth of the orbital satellite population since.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite
Source TypeReference Work
Reliability Tier2
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Satellite (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Inventions, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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