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philip1234 | 19:24 Sun 15th Feb 2015 | Science

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what was still orbiting in 2013 since 1953

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If the setter definitely means 1953 then I'd go with the answer you got earlier- unless the setter is referring to some fictional satellite from a book, comic or film. Is this the exact wording as the English is a little clumsy

wording looks right

http://www.countryimagesmagazine.co.uk/uncategorized/images-100-year-quiz/

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thats exactly how the question is written - I've spent ages thinking of books, porgrammes etc to see if its a trick question but can't think of any. Founda satellite called cosmos but not sure if thats it

tonyav

Cosmos is still orbiting though, isn't it.

It may be, tony, but that was from 1962 not 1953

tonyav

So cosmos 1953, the 1953 part is just a part of it's name.

Thanks mamyalynne. It just didn't sound right to me.

http://www.satview.org/?sat_id=19210U
Thanks tony.
Could be that but the question wording still seems odd

launched in 1988.

Maybe a better question would have been "which 1953 satellite was still orbiting in 2013?"

I hope phillip sees your answer, tony, as he's asked this on several other threads too

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the question does appear to be written oddly - have answered 99 of the 100 questions but this one is really a stinker!!.

The reference to 2013 puzzles me too- if Kosmos1953 is still orbiting now then why does the question not say 2015?

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am beginning to think its a trick question and could be a tv programme or book or comic or something similar

Is the date not a mistake? If 1963 instead of 53 then it could be Telstar 2. Wiki has it as still orbiting in 2013.

The question is definitely in the 1945-54 section of the quiz

But the first satellite was Sputnik launched in 1957 which leads me to think it must be something else.

Yes- something from fiction or a reference to Kosmos1953

I wondered if it was Blue Moon but that song was from before 1953

I was thinking of a comic book hero like Superman, but he dates from 1933.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Moonbase?

or this?
http://dream-prophecy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/mysterious-ufo-satellites-orbiting-earth.html

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