Abstract: This chapter describes the general characteristics of satellite orbits and summarizes the characteristics of the most popular orbits for communications applications. Satellite orbit ...

Abstract: The study of orbits and trajectories of satellites and satellite launch vehicles is the most fundamental topic of the subject of satellite technology. An understanding of the orbital ...

It was also my first try at a new IDE, Visual Studio. I set out wanting to make a full real-physics simulation of orbits around the earth in 2D. I utilized the SFML graphics library for all of the 2 ...

Geostationary satellites take 24 hours to orbit the Earth, so the satellite appears to remain in the same part of the sky when viewed from the ground. These orbits are much higher than polar ...

Location, location, location! Where a satellite orbits Earth is a major factor in how well it does its job. It takes a lot of different perspectives to collect data to help us understand how our ...

Polar orbits are often used for earth-mapping, as well as for some weather satellites. Geostationary satellites take 24 hours to orbit the Earth, so the satellite appears to remain in the same ...

As the number of satellites in Earth orbit increases, so too does the risk from space debris — and some experts warn certain orbits could already be getting dangerously crowded. The mass of ...