Satelites Basics

ivibration · 2013-11-18T21:00:00+00:00

Artificial satellites zipping through space. Satellites are objects that orbit another larger object in space, launched by humankind and there are hundreds, if not thousands of satellites currently orbiting earth. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be successfully launched into space, by the USSR (Soviet Union) on 4 October 1957. Satellites are launched into space by rockets, and orbit up to and beyond 35,786 kilometres (22,236 miles) in altitude. Satellites can be very small, 10 cm (4 inch) cubes, or very large space stations, the largest being the International Space Station. Satellites can be in networks of multiple objects, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) network or a digital or media systems The earth is not the only body that has orbiting satellites, as the sun, the moon and other neighbouring planets have orbiting artificial objects. Satellites can be destroyed by missile shootings, as Russia, the United States and China have all proven. Satellites have many capabilities and purposes, from navigation, monitoring and observation purposes including the weather, communication facilities, photography uses and space station homes. Satellites rarely collide in space, as they are launched into a satellite-avoiding orbit, and the first accidental collision was in 2009. Satellites are usually fitted with technology like computers that make use of radio signals to send or transmit data to earth. --tenrandomfacts.com

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Start date Nov 19, 2013

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