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3 giorni fa · A satellite orbits Earth when its speed is balanced by the pull of Earth's gravity. Without this balance, the satellite would fly in a straight line off into space or fall back to Earth. Satellites orbit Earth at different heights, different speeds and along different paths.
3 giorni fa · Join NASA's Universe of Learning for an exciting opportunity to use real astronomical data and tools to create your own beautiful images of Cassiopeia A. Explore how this dynamic dead star behaves across different types of light. Or just create an image that you think is beautiful. Deadline: Aug. 5. Learn More.
3 giorni fa · An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the Moon. Since the Earth orbits the Sun, you’re actually in orbit right now! Many planets, like Earth, have moons that orbit them. A satellite can also be man-made, like the International Space Station.
3 giorni fa · NASA Space Voyagers: The Game. In this strategy card game, build a spacecraft that can explore destinations throughout our solar system. This link takes you away from NASA Space Place. play Links out.
21 ore fa · The two Pleiades satellites are very-high-resolution Earth-imaging satellites for military as well as civil and commercial applications. The first Pleiades satellite was delivered to orbit on the second Flight of a Soyuz out of Kourou back on December 16, 2011.
2 giorni fa · The O3b Satellite Constellation, provides telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations, offering low-latency Internet backhaul to emerging markets and developing countries through a series of satellites in equatorial orbits 8,000 Kilometers in altitude.
2 giorni fa · This timeline of artificial satellites and space probes includes uncrewed spacecraft including technology demonstrators, observatories, lunar probes, and interplanetary probes. First satellites from each country are included. Not included are most Earth science satellites, commercial satellites or crewed missions .
