satellite tracking
Following space objects
Satellite tracking is the monitoring of a satellite's position and movement as it orbits Earth, or the use of satellites to monitor objects on Earth's surface.
The first sense involves ground stations receiving signals to determine orbital paths.
The second uses GPS and similar systems to follow vehicles, wildlife, or people: The expedition used satellite tracking to monitor the tagged wolves.
- dishFood container or recipe
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- orbitCurved celestial path
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
transponders · ephemeris · space debris · Doppler effect · geolocation · navigation · search and rescue · bird migration · radio collar · orbital mechanics · ground stations · weather forecasting · mission control · track · NORAD · GPS receivers · remote sensing · signal interference
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- trackingtracker, GPS, trace, RFID, follow
- location methodsGPS, mapping, positioning, triangulation, surveying
- polar operationsice roads, ice station, research station, icebreakers, research base
- whale conservationwhaling ban, moratorium, marine sanctuaries, protected species, whale watching
- whale sciencewhale songs, whale strandings, migration patterns, echolocation, photo ID
satellite trackingradar tracking
Detecting positions via radio waves
radio tracking · dead reckoning · celestial navigation · visual tracking · visual observation
satellite trackinganonymity
Unknown identity state
invisibility · untraceability · privacy · disappearing · signal jamming
satellite trackingsatellite broadcasting
Programming relayed via spacecraft
astronomy · stargazing · looking up · satellite television · satellite radio