What is a satellite? A satellite is a small thing orbiting or circling a larger thing. The complete path it follows is called an orbit. The moon is a example of a natural satellite of the earth. Manmade‚ or artificial satellites are placed into orbit by rockets or space shuttles. After World War II‚ the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I‚ the first artificial satellite in 1951‚ into space. In 1958‚ the United States launched its first artificial satellite Telstar I into orbit.
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Satellite imagery The first images from space were taken on the sub-orbital V-2 rocket flight launched by the U.S. on October 24‚ 1946. Satellite imagery consists of images of Earth or other planets collected by artificial satellites. History[edit] The satellite images were made from pixels. The first crude image taken by the satellite Explorer 6 shows a sunlit area of the Central Pacific Ocean and its cloud cover. The photo was taken when the satellite was about 17‚000 mi (27‚000
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Subject : Introduction to satellite (SCM01D4) Introduction Eclipses can only occur when the Sun‚ Earth‚ and Moon are all in a straight line. Solar occur at new moon‚ when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth and in contrast‚ lunar eclipses occur at full moon‚ when Earth is between the Sun and Moon. The apparent size of the Moon is roughly the same as that of the Sun‚ with both being viewed at close
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Satellite Towns In 1927 there were approximately 2 billion people on the earth‚ however today our population is almost 6 billion. This huge amount of increase in human population brought crowded metropolitan areas. In order to create planned cities and houses we created satellite towns. These towns also started to be built in our country. Therefore‚ it might be a good idea to consider its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage of a town with skyscrapers is its modernity. Since we
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CT05MAN CABLE TRAY MANUAL Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code® 2005 Table of Contents Page No. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2 Why Cable Tray? Safety .................................................................................................................... 3 Dependability ............................................................................................
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Cable Modems vs. Digital Subscriber Lines Bob Fager Econ 235ഊThe Internet has grabbed on to the world and it isn ’t letting go. Nearly 36 million U.S. homes currently have PCs and everyone is dying to jump on the information superhighway. The Internet‚ which started as a group of government agencies and universities‚ has grown to include almost anyone‚ from home users to large companies and everyone in between. It makes sense then that providing Internet service is big business. The
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India has launched 74 artificial satellites in space .Here are some of them- Aryabhatta It was indias first satellite.It was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975[1] from Kapustin Yar using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) The launch came from an agreement between India and the Soviet Union directed by U.R. Rao and signed in 1972. It allowed the USSR to use India ports for tracking
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Chapter 2 - Literature Review Thesis title: An analysis of the relationship between individuals’ perceptions of privacy and mobile phone location data - a grounded theory study. Andrea Gorra‚ Leeds Metropolitan University‚ UK Comments sent to a.gorra@leedsmet.ac.uk would be most appreciated. Chapter 2 Literature review: Privacy‚ Mobile phone technology and Legal framework When examining the subject area of communications data retention broadly three areas need to be taken into account: a)
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Without Social Interaction no society can survive? Man is a social animal. It is difficult for him to live in isolation. They always live in groups. As members of these groups they act in a certain manner. This interaction or mutual activity is the essence of social life. Social life is not possible without interactions. Social interactions are reciprocal relationships which not only influence the interacting individuals but also the quality of relationships. It is the foundation of society. Without
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The Future of Satellite Internet: For many people throughout the world‚ the only way to get online is by using satellite internet service. This is because they live in regions where traditional cable or DSL lines are not there. This may be because of landscape or the fact that some homes and businesses are simply located too far into rural regions and it is not cost effect for traditional companies to run lines to only one or two clients. However‚ a satellite internet connection does not rely
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