A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. Satellites have a variety of uses...
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A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geopositioning. A satellite navigation system with global...
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Geostationary orbit (redirect from Geostationary satellite)
are located. Weather satellites are also placed in this orbit for real-time monitoring and data collection, and navigation satellites to provide a known...
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covers most artificial satellites built and operated by the Republic of India. India has been successfully launching satellites of various types from 1975...
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Roche limit (section Rigid satellites)
than the force of gravity holding the satellite together, it can pull the satellite apart. Some real satellites, both natural and artificial, can orbit...
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geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES, a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf...
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Real-time kinematic positioning (RTK) is the application of surveying to correct for common errors in current satellite navigation (GNSS) systems. It...
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The Plymouth Satellite is a mid-size automobile introduced in the 1965 model year as the top trim model in Plymouth's "B" platform Belvedere line. Available...
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1977, the first real time satellite imagery was acquired by the United States' KH-11 satellite system. The most recent Landsat satellite, Landsat 9, was...
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A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites working together as a system. Unlike a single satellite, a constellation can provide permanent...
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