In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World

Name: In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-03-25
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 6
Cast: Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Bob Counts, Kosuke Heki, Bob Counts, Jacob Katz

March 25, 2012

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

Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Cast

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Herself - Presenter

Bob Counts

Himself

Kosuke Heki

Himself - Hokkaido University (as Professor Kosuke Heki)

Bob Counts

Himself - US Air Force 1953-1968

Jacob Katz

Himself - MIT

Robert Lang

Himself - Origami Consultant (as Dr. Robert Lang)

Roger Launius

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

Albert Yu-Min Lin

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

Hiromitsu Oshima

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

Peter Shaw

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

Ian Stevenson

Himself - Quantum Coating

In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World

March 25, 2012

Cast

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Herself - Presenter

Bob Counts

Himself

Kosuke Heki

Himself - Hokkaido University (as Professor Kosuke Heki)

Bob Counts

Himself - US Air Force 1953-1968

Jacob Katz

Himself - MIT

Robert Lang

Himself - Origami Consultant (as Dr. Robert Lang)

Roger Launius

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

Albert Yu-Min Lin

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

Hiromitsu Oshima

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

Peter Shaw

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

Ian Stevenson

Himself - Quantum Coating

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