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Title: Info about satellites


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Info about satellites
  • Zachary
  • Remote Sensing

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What do we use them for?
  • We use them for many things, from images of land,
    right down to communication between people.
  • The main way we use satellites is for our GPS
    units

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What is a satellite?
  • A satellite is any object purposely placed into
    orbit around the sun or any other heavenly bodies
  • The purpose can be for spying, communication, or
    even locating a certain area not viewable from
    earth
  • .

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What do they look like?
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My description of Sputnik1
  • Sputnik was the first artificial satellite sent
    into orbit
  • Sputnik was used for many, many purposes
  • The main purposes were studying the earths
    atmosphere, observing animal survival in
    space,and testing Soviet rocket technology

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DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS?
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What I have learned
  • I have learned many things about satellite, but
    the most amazing to me is that they can receive
    and transmit images and broadcasts
  • The most important thing about satellites from my
    point of veiw is they are not cheap

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Try these links
  • http//www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/satellite/
  • http//www.northafrica.de/gis.htm Africa
    Pictures
  • http//www.spaceimaging.com/gallery/gallery.htm
  • http//216.87.182.169/satpage1.htm
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