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Satellites

Satellites. A satellite is something that orbits something else. Examples: Moons around planets, The Hubble Space telescope. Sputnik – launched by Russia. Launched in 1957 Set off a “Space Race” between USA and Russia. Explorer I- First U.S. Satellite.

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Satellites

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  1. Satellites • A satellite is something that orbits something else. • Examples: Moons around planets, The Hubble Space telescope

  2. Sputnik – launched by Russia • Launched in 1957 • Set off a “Space Race” between USA and Russia.

  3. Explorer I- First U.S. Satellite

  4. Synchom II – Communication Satellite

  5. Satellite Orbits Cimss.ssec.wisc.edu

  6. Geostationary Orbiting Satellites • Moves at the same speed the earth rotates, so it is constantly over the same location. • Located over the Equator • Examples of Geostationary satellites: Communication, Environmental

  7. Geostationary Satellite www.makingthemodernworld.org

  8. Longitudinal Satellite • Travel in a circular orbit from pole to pole. • As it orbits, the earth rotates allowing it to pass all parts of the planet. • Examples: Surveillance (Spy)

  9. Longitudinal Satellite Cimss.ssec.wisc.edu

  10. Longitudinal (Polar) Geostationary

  11. Weather Satellites

  12. GOES-9 Fulldisk Global Images

  13. Atlas Carries Advanced GOES-M Weather Satellite into Earth Orbit

  14. NOAA's TIROS-N Weather Satellite

  15. Endangered Land Animals Tracked by Satellite

  16. Spy Satellites

  17. Images from Spy Satellites

  18. EgyptThe mapping satellite KH-9 captured this overhead shot of the Aswan Upper Dam in Egypt in August, 1976. KH-9 provided key cartographic information for large scale maps for the Department of Defense. 

  19. St. Louis, MOThe spy satellites even kept an eye on U.S. cities, including St Louis, MO, as seen here in March, 1964.

  20. Space Systems/Loral Signs with Sea Launch for Telstar-8

  21. AQUA - the Earth Observing System Satellite

  22. A companion to the Aqua spacecraft, Terra is about land, measuring light, heat, atmosphere, lands, oceans and life. Terra continuously maps Earth's surface to help scientists fathom the causes of environmental changes.

  23. Terra - the Earth Observing System Satellites

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