China's first man-made satellite Dongfanghong 1 made China the fifth country to send a satellite independently.

中国第一颗人造卫星“东方红一号”使中国成为第五个独立发射卫星的国家。

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We have launched another man-made satellite, which is announced in today's newspaper.

我们发射了另外一颗人造卫星，今天的报纸上宣布了这一消息。

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What is meant by a man-made satellite?

何谓人造卫星?

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Also this week, the country launched its first Iranian-made satellite into space.

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The Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4th 1957.

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In the launch three years ago, Pyongyang said the satellite made it into orbit and characterised it as a test of its satellite technology.

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