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Create your own satellite!

Satellites protect our magnificent planet by watching the weather, guiding lost travellers, searching for space rocks, and more! What will yours do?

Space ship on orbit of Earth planet. Expedition of cargo spacecraft to ISS. Deep space and cities lights. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Activities you can try at home!

Astronauts live, work and play on board the International Space Station, zooming around the globe so fast they orbit Earth in just an hour and a half! If you see a star-like speck of light, zipping across the night sky, maybe you’ve caught sight of this live-in laboratory, or another satellite.

Aside from housing astronauts, satellites have all kinds of different uses! What will your satellite do?

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Space ship on orbit of Earth planet. Expedition of cargo spacecraft to ISS. Deep space and cities lights. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.