Download or read book Space Satellite Handbook written by Anthony R. Curtis and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this unique encyclopedia lists all satellites ever in orbit. It describes more than 22,000 satellites, payloads, plateforms, rockets and debris clusters from all countries, including the thousands of man made objects that remain in orbit from as far back as 1958 as well as thousands that are no longer in orbit.