satellite technology
Orbiting communication systems
Satellite technology encompasses the systems and methods for placing artificial objects in orbit around Earth or other celestial bodies, along with the equipment used to communicate with and control them.
This includes the satellites themselves—used for communications, navigation, weather monitoring, and observation—as well as ground stations, launch vehicles, and the electronics that enable data transmission across vast distances.
GPS relies on satellite technology to pinpoint your location.
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- radiometerRadiant energy measuring device
- GalileoRenaissance astronomer from Italy
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- atomic clockQuantum-vibration timekeeping device
downlink · live broadcast · geostationary orbit · uplink · space debris · coverage map · spectrometer · bandwidth · orbital mechanics · launch window · space race · ground station · coverage map · remote sensing · dish antenna · telemetry · propulsion systems · antenna array
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
- Space Trainingastronaut training, crew training, Space Camp, flight training, navigation training
satellite technologyunderground cables
Wires installed beneath surface
ground stations · cellular towers · microwave towers · local area networks
satellite technologysmoke signals
Flame-based distant messaging
carrier pigeons · signal fires · semaphore · word of mouth · oral tradition