Electrical Engineering for Everyone Season 1 Episode 8 Space Communications and Satellites

When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I in 1957, the space race was on. A US satellite was launched 14 months later and it demonstrated the feasibility of two-way satellite communications. Since then, electronic communications have become part of our daily lives. Follow the fascinating story that has led to the need for us to track almost 10,000 active satellites.