From communication to precision farming, different types of satellites are tailored to different needs. Their orbital heights also vary from mission to mission.
Earth has many man-made satellites, which are in the orbit and are used for different applications. Read more about Earth's Satellites & its uses at BYJU'S
Basics of the active and passive types of remote sensing technology and examples of their practical implementations in various fields.
Types of Satellites Satellites are categorized based on their function, orbit, and operational purpose. The main types include following. 1. Communication Satellites: Used for telecommunication, broadcasting, internet services, and more. Examples: Intelsat, Eutelsat. ...
Different Types of Batteries Nowadays batteries are everywhere, you can find them in almost all modern electronics. From watches to computers and EVs to satellites. this wide range of applications calls for a wide range ofsizes and types of batteries. Discussing all the available types of batterie...
Spaceflight, flight beyond Earth’s atmosphere. This article deals with the basic concepts associated with the launch and return of unmanned and manned spacecraft and their travel, navigation, and rendezvous and docking in space. For the development of s
The GPS consists of three segments: The space segment: the GPS satellites The control system, operated by the U.S. military, The user segment, which includes both military and civilian users and their GPS equipment. Space Segment The space segment is the number of satellites in the constellati...
While geostationary orbits are popular for applications such as direct broadcasting or satellite television and for communications satellites, others such as GPS and even those satellites used for mobile phones are much lower. Even the new cubesats use relatively low orbits as a result of their siz...
Applications Thetransponder applicationsare discussed below. Transponders are used in satellites, civilian & military aircraft. These are used in different technologies like sonar, vehicle keys, aircraft identification, optical communications, electronic toll collection systems, communications satellites, credit...
andattenuation(reduction in power). Noise is the presence of random, unpredictable, and undesirable electromagnetic emissions that can mask the intended information signal.Distortionis any undesired change in the amplitude or phase of any component of an information signal that causes a change in the...