# Earth Satellites: Explorers of Outer Space

Illustrates the basic principles of space exploration with earth satellites and discusses the present and future uses of such exploration. Live photography and animated drawings show the launching and orbiting of the explorer and vanguard satellites, the structure of the atmosphere, the physical laws governing orbiting satellites and the nature of outer space. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information.

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1957
- By: Encyclopedia Britannica
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/EarthSatellitesExplorersOfOuterSpace1958)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/EarthSatellitesExplorersOfOuterSpace1958?play=1)