Satellites, Types Of
Not long after the Soviet Union launched the first satellite in 1957, satellites began to play an increasingly important role in our lives. The first satellites were small because...
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Satellites, Future Designs
The nature of the satellite manufacturing industry is changing, much as the computer industry changed in the late 1970s. The satellite industry is becoming less of a scienti...
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Satellite Technology
The world changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the Earth's first artificial satellite (the Moon is a natural satellite). Sputnik, a Russian word meani...
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Satellite
In astronomy, a satellite refers to any object that is orbiting another larger, more massive object under the influence of their mutual gravitational force.
Thus, any planetary moon (e.g., t...
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Satellites
The launch of the Telstar satellite on July 10, 1962 heralded a new age for communications. Prior to Telstar, live television broadcasts had been confined within continental borders, hinder...
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Satellites, Types Of
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