What is meant by a man-made satellite?

何谓人造卫星?

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Do you know the life of a man-made satellite?

你知道人造卫星的寿命吗？

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Recently a man-made satellite we launched has been recovered.

最近我们发射的一颗人造卫星已返回地面。

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Michael Kucharek, a spokesman for NORAD, said his agency heard about the sightings, too, and can confirm it was not from anything man-made, like a plane or falling satellite.

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Michael Kucharek, a spokesman for NORAD, said his agency heard about the sightings, too, and can confirm it was not from anything man-made, such as a plane or falling satellite.

CNN: Meteor lights up East Coast -- and social media

The NASA scientist said the odds of an operational satellite being disabled by space debris remain quite small, though he points out that two have been lost after being hit by man-made debris -- a French satellite in 1996 and an American craft in 2009.

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