Satellites: Orbits and Missions by Michel Capderou, S. Lyle

Satellites: Orbits and Missions



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Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 2287213171, 9782287213175
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Page: 558


After a 15-hour, 31-minute mission, the satellite was placed into the target orbit by the Proton launcher. The satellite is the first mission designed to use an ultraviolet telescope to obtain high-resolution images and spectra every few seconds and provide observations of areas as small as 150 miles across the sun. Orbital will provide its LEOStar-2 spacecraft platform and conduct systems integration and test for the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission at its Dulles, VA satellite design and production facilities. Geological Survey EROS Center in Sioux Falls will officially take over the Landsat 8 satellite mission from NASA on Thursday. With little to no propellant left, gravity will slowly bring the satellite back to Earth. Revealing the immense diversity of climates on our planet's surface, the composite image is made up of 56 still images taken during the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LCDM) satellite's orbit on April 19, 2013. The TESS mission was awarded under NASA's Explorer series of lower cost and highly productive space science satellites. This book treats the subject of satellite orbits, showing how the wide range of available orbits can be put to use to satisfy the needs of fields as varied as communications, positioning, remote-sensing, meteorology, and astronomy. The imaging satellite, which will be known as Landsat 8 once it reaches orbit, continues the mission of Landsat 7, which has been transmitting images since 1999, and Landsat 5, launched in 1984 but on its last legs. For those unfamiliar with Orbital Sciences (ORB), the company is a leader in space missions and satellite services. The satellite will undertake a 300-day journey to Mars. USGS Takes Over a Satellite Mission from NASA. €�Previous observations suggest After launch, IRIS will travel in a polar, sun-synchronous orbit around Earth, crossing nearly directly over the poles in such a way that it moves over the equator at the same local time each day.