This document provides information about different types of satellites:
- Natural satellites are heavy bodies that orbit planets and shine by reflecting sunlight. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. Mars has 2 natural satellites while Jupiter has 16.
- Artificial satellites are man-made satellites that orbit planets or other celestial bodies. Examples include communication and GPS satellites.
- Geostationary satellites orbit directly above the Earth's equator at the same rate that the Earth rotates, allowing them to remain fixed over one position. They are often used for communication.
- Polar stationary satellites orbit north to south over the poles in about 102 minutes at an altitude of 500 to 850 km. One such satellite was launched in
2. satellite
UniversE:
It is made up of matter , space and time etc. smallest unit of
universe is star.
STAR:
It is luminous heavy body. They generates energy by
mean of nuclear fusion reaction . The sun is a nearest star of
the planet earth . Around the stars planets.
3. Satellite
planets:
A planet is heavy body that orbits around sun or
another star and shines only by the light that it reflects . The
EARTH is smallest planets around the star _ the sun . IT shine by
reflecting sun light.
4. satellite
NATURAL SATELLLITE:
A heavy body that’s orbits the planets is called NATURAL
SATELLITE because it is created by nature . The natural satellite
are not self luminous but they shine by only reflecting sun’s light .
A planet may or may not have natural satellite.
EXAMPLE:
The moon is only natural satellite of the earth . And it
shine by reflecting light.
Mercury as well as Venus has not natural satellite .
However MARS has 2 and JUPITER has 16 .
5. SATELLITE
MOON:
It is only one natural satellite . It goes around the earth is
about 27.3 days in nearly circling orbit of radius 3.84 × 105 km.
7. satellite
geostationarysatellite:
It is a circular geosynchronous orbit directly above the
earth’s equator. Such satellites are often used for communication
purposes ; a Geosynchronous network is a communication network
based on communication .
8. satellite
Polar stationary satellite:
The polar satellites revolve around the earth in a north –south
orbit passing over the poles as the earth spins about its north-south
axis.
The polar satellites positioned nearly 500 to 850 km above the earth
travels pole in 102 minutes.
It was launched into orbit in February 1996 , and continued
operations until the program was terminated in Aprail.