China rated the second for the number of satellites

Thanks to satellites, we get the weather forecast, watch television, use the Internet and communicate by phone.

Since the first launch of satellites into the orbit over 3000 satellites were launched by the US, Russia and China.

As of the report of early September 2015, the US launched 549 satellites, China - 142, Russia – 131, “Наука и жизнь”magazine (№ 2, 2015) reported.