Monday, October 7, 2019

SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

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.

There are three basic categories of non-military satellite
services:

1.Fixed Satellite Service
Fixed satellite services handle hundreds of
billions of voice, data, and video transmission tasks across all countries and continents between certain points on the earth’s surface
2.Mobile Satellite Systems
Mobile satellite systems help connect remote regions, vehicles, ships and aircraft to other parts of the world and/or other mobile or stationary communications units, in addition to serving as navigation systems


3.Scientific Research Satellite (commercial and noncommercial)
Scientific research satellites provide
us with meteorological information, land survey data (e.g., remote sensing), and other different scientific research applications such as earth science, marine science, and atmospheric research.

There are many different types of satellites
Astronomical satellites
Biosatellites
Communications satellites
Miniaturized satellites

Navigational satellites
Reconnaissance satellites
Earth observation satellites
Space stations
Tether satellites
Weather satellites