- Three Ways Satellites Help Us Understand Our Environment
Learn about three ways that satellites have led to a better understanding of how we affect our environment
- Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
Communications satellites are one such technology, and they play a major role in our daily lives Prior to the 1960s, long-distance communication via radio, telephone, and television networks was a challenge Local areas often had very good coverage, and broad networks might blanket a nation, but the whole world wasn't yet covered
- Venus - National Air and Space Museum
Earth's natural satellite is the Moon, but many objects in our Solar System have multiple natural satellites Humans have also created artificial satellites—human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy
- Moon (Earth) - National Air and Space Museum
Satellites" Earth is trying to sleep but the Satellites keep bothering Earth with noisy signals They are talking in all different languages and sending all kinds of information More Grade Level Grade PK, Grade 1, Grade K, Grade 2, and Grade 3 Topics Moon (Earth), Satellites, and Spaceflight Leader Student, Teacher, and Parent Caregiver Rights
- Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
Today, hundreds of civilian and military applications satellites ring the Earth, often operating side-by-side in orbit They provide similar services—communications, photography, remote sensing, weather analysis, and navigation—reaching different but occasionally overlapping communities of users These satellites have become an integral part of contemporary life We take for granted daily
- Jupiter - National Air and Space Museum
A natural satellite is a naturally occurring object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size Earth's natural satellite is the Moon, but many objects in our Solar System have multiple natural satellites Humans have also created artificial satellites—human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy
- Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
Telstar was one of the most significant communications satellites of the early space age It raised an important policy question: Should communications satellites be operated and controlled by private corporations or under government auspices? The United States chose government direction and created two new institutions, COMSAT and INTELSAT, to develop satellite communcations, an arrangement
- Explorer - National Air and Space Museum
Explorer-1, also known unofficially as Satellite 1958 alpha, transmitted data on micrometeorites and cosmic radiation for 105 days Data from this and two subsequent Explorer satellites led to the discovery by James Van Allen of a belt of intense radiation surrounding the earth
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