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Question

Approximately how many earth-observation satellites are in Orbit in 2008?

  1350
  25
  100

Question

Why are earth-observation satellites particularly important to Canada?

  Communication links
  Small population
  Vast and remote territory

Question

When was the first earth-observation satellite launched?

  1969
  1948
  1960


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