Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
Apr 12, 2022 · A satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites. Humans have also …
C'est quoi un satellite ? | Espace des sciences
C'est quoi un satellite ? GRANDES QUESTIONS C'est un objet qui tourne autour d'une planète. Il peut tourner autour de la Terre … ou d'une autre planète ! La Lune est le seul satellite naturel …
Explorer - National Air and Space Museum
Explorer-1 was the United States' first successful orbiting satellite. Following the failure of Vanguard in December 1957, the JPL- ABMA group was permitted to adapt the Jupiter-C …
Le lancement de Spoutnik | Espace des sciences
Le 4 octobre 1957 marquait le lancement du satellite Spoutnik. Cinquante ans après, l'équipe du planétarium fête l'événement durant quatre séances. 50 ans de l'histoire de la conquête …
Communications Satellite, Iridium - National Air and Space Museum
This satellite is the heart of a space-based communications system called Iridium. Conceived, designed, and built by Motorola, the Iridium system provides wireless, mobile communications …
What Can You Really See From Space? - National Air and Space …
Apr 8, 2011 · Most people know that satellites in orbit do useful things such as collect images of the Earth's surface. At the National Air and Space Museum I use satellite images in my job to …
Moon (Earth) - National Air and Space Museum
Jan 1, 2025 · The Moon is Earth's natural satellite. It is the only place in space that humans have set foot on beyond our own planet.
That’s no moon. (It's also not the Death Star.)
Dec 14, 2017 · With its spherical shape and piecemeal construction, it’s easy to see similarities between the Telstar satellite and the infamous Death Star of the Star Wars films. Aside from a …
Jupiter - National Air and Space Museum
A natural satellite is a naturally occurring object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. Earth's natural satellite is the Moon, but many objects in our Solar System have …
Model, Communications Satellite, Telstar - National Air and Space …
AT&T used the satellite to test basic features of communications via space, including the feasibility of transmitting telephone and television signals and the effect of Van Allen belt …