An Introduction to Satellites

AN INTROD UCTION S ATELLITES LIFT OFF PROFILE ONCE THE ROCKET HAS LIFTED OFF AND ENTERED SPACE AT 100KM ABOVE EARTH, THE SATELLITE IS RELEASED AND BEGINS ITS MISSION. A WING SPAN OF FOUR BUSES THE WEIGHT OF A SMALL JET PLANE POSITIONING IT TAKES 4 WEEKS TO POSITION ITS SELF INTO A FIXED (GEOSTATIONARY) ORBIT ABOVE A REGION OF EARTH. IN THIS TIME THE SOLAR PANELS DEPLOY TO POWER THE CRAFT. ADJUSTMENTS ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED FOR POSITIONING ARE CARRIED OUT FROM EARTH DIGITALLY. 35,786 KM ABOVE EARTH FIRST SPUTNIK 1 WAS THE FIRST SATELLITE IN SPACE, LAUNCHED IN 1957 BY THE USSR. THE MISSION TRANSMITTING TV CONTENT, DELIVERING BROADBAND ACCESS AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS INCLUDING MARITIME AND AERONAUTICAL. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE FIGURES THERE ARE OVER 8,000 SATELLITES ORBITING EARTH.