I Was a Satellite of the Sun

I Was a Satellite of the Sun - (Russian: Я был спутником Солнца) is a Soviet feature dramatic science-fiction film of 1959 with animation elements.

The story is told as an autobiography of the astronaut character Andrew, and set in the future, where space flight is common.

Andrew repeats Petrovich's journey, and risks his life to rescue an orbiting science laboratory, which holds the solution to the problem.

Animated scenes explain orbital dynamics, auroras, solar radiation, and other scientific topics.

The first panel reads: The film is dedicated to the people of Soviet science, engineers and workers who created a new planet of the solar system.