WHY ARE

SATELLITES
IMPORTANT?

MOHIL KHARE
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WHAT IS A SATELLITE?

Satellite
noun
an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or
another planet in order to collect information or for
communication.

Satellite
s

Earth
Space Communication Navigation Weather
Observation
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Satellites
IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
One of the most recent application of
satellites is in the field of
communication. Area specific
satellites, aka geostationary satellites
are enforced to facilitate local
communications. These satellites are
almost stationary with respect to the
range of area it covers.

Sender

Ground
Station

Satellite

22.64 of the active satellites

are communication
satellites
Ground
Station

Receiver
IMPORTANCE OF
NAVIGATION SATELLITES
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A satellite navigation system (also
known as a sat nav system) is a
system of satellites, usually
managed by one company or country
that provides geo-spatial positioning,
which is a technical term for a
specific location on or above the
Earth in 3 dimensions.

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IMPORTANCE OF
WEATHER SATELLITES
Weather satellites carry instruments
called radiometers (not cameras) that
scan the Earth to form images. These
instruments usually have some sort of
small telescope or antenna, a scanning
mechanism, and one or more detectors
that detect either visible, infrared, or
microwave radiation for the purpose of
monitoring weather systems around the
world.
Types of Weather
Satellites

Equatorial
Polar (Geostationa
ry)