Nounsatellites
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon. The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. By 2009 thousands of satellites had been launched into orbit around the Earth. These originate from more than 50 countries and have used the satellite launching capabilities of ten nations. A few hundred satellites are currently operational, whereas thousands of unused satellites and satellite fragments orbit the Earth as space debris. A few space probes have been placed into orbit around other bodies and become artificial satellites to the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Satellites are used for a large number of purposes. Common types include military (spy) and civilian Earth observation satellites, communication satellites, navigation satellites, weather satellites, and research satellites. Space stations and human spacecraft in orbit are also satellites. Satellite orbits vary greatly, depending on the purpose of the satellite, and are classified in a number of ways. Well-known (overlapping) classes include low Earth orbit, polar orbit, and geostationary orbit. Satellites are usually semi-independent computer controlled systems. Satellite subsystems attend many tasks, such as power generation, thermal control, telemetry, attitude control and orbit control. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Why do so many people think that cell phones get reception from satellites? Q. They come from cell towers! Who spread the rumor of satellites? Maybe some satellites have cell towers on them but for the most part the signal does not come from space! Asked by Brad - Fri Jul 10 15:11:30 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. you are correct signals come from cell towers. If you got reception from satellite then it would be a satellite phone. Wish I had one but they're expensive. Answered by Posleen Killer - Fri Jul 10 15:54:49 2009 How do corporations get satellites into space? Q. Does nasa launch satellites into space for cooperate use, or do corporations lauch them privately? Does anyone other than the govermant perform space launches? Asked by Michael - Mon Jun 15 00:51:47 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Nasa accepts private commercial satellites for launch. Since they have limited funding and a busy schedule to boot, many companies use Chinese, Russian and Japanese launch facilities to get their packages into orbit. One of the busiest launch facilities handling private concerns is the French run Guiana Space Centre, used heavily by the European Space Agency, located in French Guiana. The first privately owned federally licensed space center in the U.S. is owned by Spaceport Systems International, a division of ITT. It is located on leased land at Vandenberg Air Force base in California. Virginia Space Flight Center is a private concern with facilities at Wallops Island, VA. Spaceport Oklahoma is a proposed spaceport to be located in the… [cont.] Answered by goblin - Mon Jun 15 03:07:09 2009 Is it possible to use our satellites from the moon?
Q. Is it possible to watch satellite television, use a satellite phone, and other satellite uses from the moon? The thing is, these satellites face Earth, so can anything beyond Earth catch there signals? Asked by SpaceBoy360* - Thu Aug 20 19:11:21 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. No. The antenna is designed to talk to things on the earth's surface. If they opened it up, that would simply be a waste of energy. If we ever get to the point where we need to provide these services to subscribers on the moon, they will no doubt add very tight-beam antennas pointing at the moon. It might even require some relay satellites in orbits somewhere between the earth and the moon. Answered by Randy P - Thu Aug 20 19:20:16 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "satellites"  news.google.com Peace fm Online ... at Assin Nyankomase in the Assin North Constituency of the Central Region, following the Black Satellites victory over their Brazilian counterparts. ... Wild Jubilation All Over Graphic Online all 3 news articles » news.google.com Zawya With a wide portfolio of voice, data, video and internet connectivity solutions, YahsatYahsat satellites are designed based on market requirements and ... news.google.com Press Trust of India ISRO is a long-time customer of the European aerospace giant, which has launched 12 Indian satellites from 1988 to 2007. Another heavy Indian satellite in ... G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman of ISRO to head IAA iEncyclopedia all 15 news articles » From Google News Search: "satellites"  staff.bath.ac.uk 600px x 800px | 49.80kB [source page] projects htm 26 Nov 2005 11 36 4k rays jpg 28 Nov 2005 15 21 111k satellites jpg 23 Nov 2005 15 07 50k scint gif 26 Sep 2005 12 18 80k  dvice.com 199px x 300px | 12.80kB [source page] Military minds at DARPA are figuring out ways to replace cumbersome satellites with groups of mini spacecraft that are easier and quicker to launch are more versatile and best of all that  dbtechno.com 392px x 300px | 18.60kB [source page] April 28 2008 Washington dbTechno An Indian rocket carried a record 10 satellites into orbit all at once on Monday This one single mission set the record for most satellites put into orbit at one time From Yahoo Image Search: "satellites"  modernghana.com unknown ue, 20 Oct 2009 23:41:31 GM Accra, Oct. 20, GNA - THE Minority in Parliament has described Ghana's Black . Satellites. as brave men and history-makers as they congratulated the newly-crowned football's world Under-20 champions for their achievement at the just ended ...  leedsmusicscene.net (Jessica Thornsby) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:39:21 GM A review of '. Satellites. ' by Daniel Pearson on the Leeds Music Scene website. The review is written by Jessica Thornsby. modernghana.com unknown Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:31:21 GM In the third place game, Hungary crosses swords with Costa Rica. Source: Kofi Owusu Aduonum - Ghanaian Chronicle. More News Headlines Previous Article in . Satellites. | Next Article in . Satellites. ... From Google Blog Search: "satellites" |
