Movie: In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World

Top 10 Billed Cast

Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Herself - Presenter

Bob Counts
Bob Counts

Himself

Kosuke Heki
Kosuke Heki

Himself - Hokkaido University (as Professor Kosuke Heki)

Bob Counts
Bob Counts

Himself - US Air Force 1953-1968

Jacob Katz
Jacob Katz

Himself - MIT

Robert Lang
Robert Lang

Himself - Origami Consultant (as Dr. Robert Lang)

Roger Launius
Roger Launius

Himself - Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (as Dr. Roger Launius)

Albert Yu-Min Lin
Albert Yu-Min Lin

Himself - University of California, San Diego (as Albert Yu-Min Lin Ph.D)

Hiromitsu Oshima
Hiromitsu Oshima

Himself - Usu Volcanic Laboratory (as Dr. Hiromitsu Oshima)

Peter Shaw
Peter Shaw

Himself - University of Surrey (as Dr. Peter Shaw)

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  • Overview

    How the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth have transformed the modern world.

  • Release Date

    2012-03-25

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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