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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What is meant by a man-made satellite?

何谓人造卫星?

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A satellite is an object, either natural or man-made.

人造卫星是一个物体，也是自然的，或者是人造的。

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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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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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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.

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