Landsat 7 Landsat 7 is a sun-synchronous satellite operated as a joint project between NOSA, NOAA and the US Geological Survey. It continued the US long-term earth observation Landsat program. It have been successfully launched on 15th Aprial 1999 from the Western Test Range of Vandenberg Air Force Base with the altitude of 705 km and revisit time of 16 days. The service time of Landsat 7 is 5 years from July 1999 to October 2014. The detailed characteristic of Landsat 7 as blow Figure 5…
On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite into space called Sputnik 1. One month later on November 3, 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik II while also carrying a dog named Laika which was also the first animal to go up in space. At this point into the space race the Soviet Union were…
In the text,”Space Junk” it says,”On March 11, 2001, astronaut James Voss had dropped a large vise while on a space walk.” Second, some space debris are satellites that are not in use. Many people launch these satellites for communications, television transmission, research, and spying, but some satellites aren't useful because the satellites don't work forever. Debris out in space is man made things and also natural, but we should try at least getting the man made debris out of space. Now that…
purpose was to detect cosmic rays while in orbit; unfortunately the satellite failed to ignite on its fourth stage in its launch process and never made it to orbit. During the time of Explorer 2, the Soviets were also at work with Luna 2, this probe became the first to hit the moon but after 33.5 hours into flight the signals were dead. The US then created another satellite, the fourth satellite by America, and the first satellite to be solar-powered. They created the Vanguard 1, the first part…
wrote, “There’s no doubt about it, a cascading collision of satellites in orbit would definitely affect life on Earth, by disrupting global communication, limit globalization and undermine military intelligence.” In fact, space debris can affect things we use daily. Such as, computers, and even our cell phones. Donald Kessler also states this problem is happening now as said in the article, “In 2009, the operational Iridium 33 satellite collided…
spacecraft/rocket, and the investigation of gained data by mean of visual and computerized picture preparing. In a straightforward sense, remote sensing is the study of acquiring data about items or territories from a separation, generally from aircraft or satellites and it is centered around energy that is reflected, radiated, or scattered by the Earth and its climate from different parts of the electromagnetic range. These devices have a significantly…
Technology and science have progressed a lot ever since the U.S. decided to launch the first Earth satellite, or Sputnik. With the help of new devices and well prepared astronomers, we have been able to expand our knowledge in regards to space, starts, planets, and other unidentifiable objects that we are still studying. Yet, even with all the information that we have, we are not yet completely knowledgeable of what other things exist out there in space because there is another world out there…
of Low Earth Orbit Satellites – manmade systems deliberately placed in Earth’s orbit – undeniably benefit humankind, from enhancing scientific understanding, communications, and situational awareness to expanding commerce and development. Correspondingly, low-Earth orbit (LEO) represents the point of entry for the security, economic, and informational benefits humans derive from space because almost every manmade object traveling through this medium – communication satellites, manned vehicles,…
speech in May of 1961: Surpass Russia entirely by the end of the decade, landing a man on the moon and bringing him home safely. This accomplishment, Kennedy thought, would overshadow the blaring facts that the Soviets had put a probe on the moon, a satellite in solar orbit, and the first man into space, all before the United States.The conclusion can be made that the long-term goal Kennedy set to land a man on the moon was for wartime reasons and instigated by the…
Some of the existing methods and services that a satellite pharmacy does are drug preparations. In most operating rooms drug preparations and distribution are assigned to technicians with the watchful eye of the pharmacist. Drugs that are used for non-anesthesiology purposes and nonspecific cases, pre-determined medications can be produced and may be used for any patient. Automated medication storage and distribution devices are used to supply medication to surgeons and nurses. These…