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It was called Sputnik I and it was the size of a basketball, it weighed 183 pounds, and it took 98 minutes to orbit Earth, while moving on its elliptical path. The USSR was a pioneer in sending objects into space, being the first country to ever do such. This launch inspired the use of Artificial Satellites for things political, military, technological, and scientific. The launch of Sputnik I also began what was called the "space race" between the United States and the Soviet Union in addition to the being the beginning of the space
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Their names and functions include: • Flight computer and I/O Processor: command and data (This is the part of the satellite that controls all of the satellite's functions, like the satellite's brain. The flight computer directs the satellite's activity and the I/O processor sends control data to and from the flight computer.) • Star Trackers and Reaction Wheels: pointing control (Pointing control steers the satellite and consists of sensors to avoid collisions. The preciseness of the pointing control depends on the function of the satellite -- some satellites need to be in an exact altitude, while others can be but in a general area.) • High-gain Antennas, Transmitter/Receiver, and Omni Antennas: communications (The part of the satellite that communicates with Earth. Humans on the ground also use the communications system to convey instructions to the flight computer. In addition, pictures and other data collected by the satellite are sent back to Earth using the communications system.) • Solar Arrays and Battery: power supply (Solar arrays make electricity from solar power, batteries store the electricity and distribution units send the power to where it is …show more content…
The orbital |operate at an altitude of |the North and South poles. |
| |miles. An Artificial Satellite |period for these Artificial |380 miles. The launching |Satellites in this orbit |
| |orbiting in a Geosynchronous Orbit |Satellites is about 12 hours.|of satellites into this |always cross the equator |
| |orbits at the exact same speed and |This orbit is very stable |orbit takes the least |during its 99 minute orbital
Their names and functions include: • Flight computer and I/O Processor: command and data (This is the part of the satellite that controls all of the satellite's functions, like the satellite's brain. The flight computer directs the satellite's activity and the I/O processor sends control data to and from the flight computer.) • Star Trackers and Reaction Wheels: pointing control (Pointing control steers the satellite and consists of sensors to avoid collisions. The preciseness of the pointing control depends on the function of the satellite -- some satellites need to be in an exact altitude, while others can be but in a general area.) • High-gain Antennas, Transmitter/Receiver, and Omni Antennas: communications (The part of the satellite that communicates with Earth. Humans on the ground also use the communications system to convey instructions to the flight computer. In addition, pictures and other data collected by the satellite are sent back to Earth using the communications system.) • Solar Arrays and Battery: power supply (Solar arrays make electricity from solar power, batteries store the electricity and distribution units send the power to where it is …show more content…
The orbital |operate at an altitude of |the North and South poles. |
| |miles. An Artificial Satellite |period for these Artificial |380 miles. The launching |Satellites in this orbit |
| |orbiting in a Geosynchronous Orbit |Satellites is about 12 hours.|of satellites into this |always cross the equator |
| |orbits at the exact same speed and |This orbit is very stable |orbit takes the least |during its 99 minute orbital