A satellitetown or satellite city is a concept in urban planning that refers essentially to smaller ... SatelliteTown Category Town Category Urban studies and planning terminology be ... areas. Characteristics Satellite cities are small or medium sized cities near a large metropolis ... geographic barrier such as a large river satellite cities should have their own independent ... Statistical Area Quick Reference In the United States , the easiest way to tell if a community is a satellite .... Satellite cities versus other types of settlement Satellite cities are different from and are sometimes confused with the following related patterns of development. Suburbs Satellite cities differ from ... the central metropolis, as well as an independent municipal government. Satellite cities are not bedroom communities . Edge cities Satellite cities differ from edge city edge cities , which are suburbs with large employment bases and cultural offerings, in that satellite cities must have a true historic ... satellite cities and some types of edge city could be and once were self sufficient communities outside ... with satellite cities, they are much more physically integrated with the core city and would .... Some satellite cities that are particularly close or well connected to their larger neighbors and or have ... . Multi polar cities differ from satellite cities in two key ways satellites are clearly much less ... rather than a satellite. Generally speaking, cities that are listed as being part of the same ... a satellite relationship to the other. Metropolitan areas Conceptually, satellite cities are miniature metro areas on the fringe of larger ones. Satellite cities are sometimes listed as part of the larger metro area, and sometimes listed as totally independent. In the United States, satellite cities ... metropolis. Examples Australia Gawler, South Australia satellite of Adelaide Gold Coast, Queensland satellite of Brisbane Gosford, New South Wales satellite of Sydney Melton, Victoria satellite of Melbourne ... more details
The Satellite coor dm 67 51 S 61 7 E is a small rock summit topography peak rising to 1,100 m, protruding slightly above the ice sheet 3 nautical miles 6 km southwest of Pearce Peak and 8 nautical miles 15 km east of Baillieu Peak . Discovered and named in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition BANZARE under Mawson. The approximate position of this peak was verified in aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy Operation Highjump on February 26 , 1947 . usgs gazetteer antarctica geo stub Category Geography of Antarctica Satellite, The ... more details
about artificial satellites natural satellites, also known as moons Natural satellite other uses Satellite disambiguation Mergefrom Satellite space segment date January 2011 File ConstellationGPS.gif thumb ... 2.jpg thumb right 240px A full size model of the Earth observation satellite ERS 2 In the context of spaceflight , a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellite s such as the Moon . History s first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1 , was launched by the Soviet Union ... satellite originate from more than 50 countries and have used the satellite launching capabilities ... and satellite fragments orbit the Earth as space debris . A few space probe s have been placed ... and civilian Earth observation satellites, communications satellite s, navigation satellites, weather .... Satellite orbits vary greatly, depending on the purpose of the satellite, and are classified in a number ... orbit . Satellites are usually semi independent computer controlled systems. Satellite subsystems ... control. History Early conceptions The first fictional depiction of a satellite being launched ... writer Arthur C. Clarke 1917 2008 described in detail the possible use of communications satellite ... 160 publisher Simon & Schuster year 2000 isbn 978 0684863115 ref Clarke examined the logistics of satellite ... of what was referred to as the earth satellite vehicle when Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal ... 1949 22earth satellite vehicle 22&hl en&ei xCTiTIKFAcWnnQesoInVDw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum ... satellite to orbit Earth. The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1 , launched by the Soviet Union ... stated, A satellite vehicle with appropriate instrumentation can be expected to be one of the most ... s Project RAND eventually released the above report, but did not believe that the satellite was a potential .... In 1954, the Secretary of Defense stated, I know of no American satellite program. ref cite book ... more details
Wiktionarypar satelliteSatellite , Sattalite , or Satelit may refer to Artificial satellite , an object placed into orbit by human endeavor Satellite imagery , images taken by such satellites Satellite software Redhat Satellite system management software developed by Redhat used to deploy, manage and monitor Linux and Solaris systems Natural satellite , an object naturally occurring in orbit e.g. a moon, a planet, a comet, an asteroid, etc. by analogy Satellite state , a dependent country Commuter town , a town within commuter range of a larger city Satellite campus , which is physically detached from the main campus Satellite television , television service provided over Earth orbiting satellites Satellite radio , radio service provided over Earth orbiting satellites Satellite Internet access , Internet service provided over Earth orbiting satellites Satellite Island Tasmania , Australia Satellite Island Washington , USA Satellite biology , a sub viral agent Satellite DNA also see minisatellite and Microsatellite genetics microsatellite Plymouth Satellite , any of several car models built by Plymouth in the 1960s and early 1970s Satellite moth , a species of moth Toshiba Satellite , a product line of notebook computers Satellite financial asset classes having a minor position in an investment ..., and international small cap stocks the object of which is to increase diversification Satellite ... group Les Satellites , French alternative rock band Satellite US band , Los Angeles, California, alternative rock band Satellite Records, original name 1957 1960 of Stax Records Satelit EP Satelit EP 1976 , by Serbian band Smak Satellite album Satellite album 2001 , by American band P.O.D. Satellite EP NB formatting is correct 2007 , by American band Guster Songs Satellite , on Def Leppard s 1980 album On Through the Night Satellite , on Elton John s 1985 album Ice on Fire Satellite , on Elvis Costello s 1989 album Spike Elvis Costello album Spike Satellite Dave Matthews Band song Satellite Dave ... more details
otheruses Satellite disambiguation Satellite is the name of several singles Satellite 4 Point 0 song Satellite 4 Point 0 song Satellite Jennifer Braun song Satellite Jennifer Braun song Satellite Dave Matthews Band song Satellite Dave Matthews Band song Satellite Guster song Satellite Guster song Satellite Lena Meyer Landrut song Satellite Lena Meyer Landrut song Satellite Oceanlab song Satellite Oceanlab song , by Oceanlab Satellite P.O.D. song Satellite P.O.D. song disambig sr ... more details
Infobox company company name General Satellite logo Image Gs logo.gif 200px company logo company type ... satellite.com General Satellite is the largest Russian developer and producer of set top boxes for television ... producing radio electronic equipment. Company products and technology concepts are used in satellite .... In 2007 General Satellite became the main investor of the integral innovation project Technopolis ... in Gusev Gusev town , Kaliningrad Region. Company history 1991 year of foundation of the company. Initially, her main fields of activity were sales and installation of satellite TV systems. 1994 signing .... Company became one of the leading suppliers of satellite, cable and terrestrial TV equipment ... in setting up first Russian satellite broadcasting project NTV Plus NTV PLUS . Therefore, General Satellite became the general distributor of the equipment for viewing NTV PLUS channels. 2001 ... and subscription equipment for satellite and cable TV . November, 2005 GS TE 7010 receiver ... magazine Digital Fernsehen . 2005 new Russian satellite TV project Tricolor TV was launched with technological support of the corporation. 2007 GS VA 7200 digital satellite terminal became the winner in Best Development category at CSTB 2007 International fair. 2007 due to the rate of satellite ... town, Kaliningrad Region. 2008 a long term strategy on implementing investment project Technopolis Gusev ... production facilities was created in Gusev town. It will be able to supply the need in set top ... Satellite announced launching of the first 3D broadcasting in Russia and Eastern Europe. On April ... Theatre . European premiere of the satellite channel with three dimensional image 3DV ... top boxes and associated software General Satellite carries out its own developments in the field of system solutions for satellite television, beginning with software and motherboard production and ending ... types, set top box for NTV plus satellite operator with integrated CAS Viaccess as well as several ... more details
Refimprove date November 2007 Satellite radio is an analogue or digital radio signal that is relayed ... satellite feed, there are also subscription based digital packages of numerous channels that do ... a whole nation. Many of those have an additional satellite signal that can be heard in many parts ... of the contents of original terrestrial stations via satellite makes no real sense in the US, wherefore satellite radio is used in a different way there. History Began broadcasting January 5, 2001 at 11 17AM Eastern, Tim McGraw was the first artist ever played on satellite radio. He gave a special ... Satellite Radio Sirius , XM Satellite Radio XM , and Worldspace , allow listeners to roam across ... Choice or Muzak Holdings Muzak s satellite delivered content, require a fixed location ... Broadcasting DAB services or HD Radio , rather than satellite radio. Business applications Satellite ... , satellite radio s significantly lower price, commercial free channel variety, and more reliable technology make it a very attractive option. Citation needed date October 2007 Both North American satellite ... Satellite Radio with Sirius , the future of XM Radio XM for Business is uncertain. Sirius s commercial ... needed date August 2007 . System design Satellite radio uses the 2.3 GHz S band in North ... elsewhere. It is a type of direct broadcast satellite and is strong enough that it requires no satellite ... to be available even if the view of the satellite is blocked, for example, by skyscraper s in a large town. Major tunnel s can also have repeaters. This method also allows local programming to be transmitted ... for encryption and conditional access . Like other radio services, satellite radio also transmits ... program and possibly the name of the channel. Satellite radio vs. other formats Satellite radio differs ... ways. The table applies primarily to the United States. class wikitable Radio format Satellite ... and up None None for terrestrial. Very low for cable or satellite DTR represents a small portion of the total ... more details
Out of date date November 2010 Image Revo 2.JPG thumb left Toshiba Satellite A305 S6916, special edition model with Intel Core 2 Centrino and ATI Radeon HD graphics. The Toshiba Satellite is Toshiba s flagship line of consumer grade notebook computers . Models in the Satellite family vary greatly, ranging from entry level models to full fledged Home theater PC media center class notebooks. The Satellite ... used in satellite phone satphone or any modes of data transfer via orbital satellites. The early ... GB HDD and ran at 500 MHz. They were sold for 2400 by Toshiba. They also had a model called the Satellite Pro. Newer models of the Satellite Pro are still being sold. Image ToshibaSatellite100CS.JPG thumb right 185px Toshiba Satellite 100CS, running on an Intel Pentium brand Pentium processor 150 MHz, 32 MB of RAM, with an internal floppy drive on Windows 95. All newer Toshiba Satellite ... carry a one year manufacturer s warranty. Toshiba Satellite A70, A75, M30X and M35X owners ... 185px Toshiba Satellite 300CS, running on an Intel Pentium brand Pentium processor 200 MHz, 32 MB of RAM, with an internal floppy drive on Windows 98. List of current Satellite Pro models Toshiba KALUDI A215 Toshiba Satellite Pro A200 Toshiba Satellite Pro A210 Toshiba Satellite Pro A305 Toshiba Satellite Pro A300 Toshiba Satellite Pro A500 Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 Toshiba Satellite Pro P40 Toshiba Satellite Pro P300 Toshiba Satellite Pro 410CS Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT List of Satellite models A Series Toshiba Satellite A10 Toshiba Satellite A15 S129 2.40 GHz Intel Celeron , 2.9 kg. Graphics Card Intel 855GM Toshiba Satellite A15 S127 Toshiba Satellite A30 Toshiba Satellite A35 Toshiba Satellite A40 Toshiba Satellite A60 Toshiba Satellite A70 Toshiba Satellite A75 Toshiba Satellite A80 Toshiba Satellite A85 Toshiba Satellite A85 S107 Toshiba Satellite A100 Toshiba Satellite A105 Toshiba Satellite A130 Toshiba Satellite A135 Toshiba Satellite A135 S4527 Toshiba ... more details
Satellite tracker or satellite tracking may refer to any of the following GPS satellite tracking, a geo positioning system using GPS satellites Satellite watching or tracking, a hobby involving tracking human satellites Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station SPACETRACK disambig ... more details
Infobox Television show name Satellite City format Sitcom runtime Approximately 30 Minutes starring Boyd Clack br Ri Richards br Michael Neill br Islwyn Morris br Rhodri Hugh br Shelley Miranda Barrett br Einir Sion br Kirsten Clark country Wales network BBC One Wales first aired Series 1 1996 Series 2 1997 Series 3 1998 1 Hour Long Episode Special 1999 website http www.satellitecitytv.net Satellite City was a Welsh sitcom which started out originally as a radio show on BBC Radio Wales in 1994 and then evolved into a TV version made by BBC Wales and was first broadcast in 1996. The setting was an imaginary small town in the South Wales Valleys . The plot centred on the arrival of Randy Michael Neill , an American visitor, who was taken in by the Price family but had to share a bed with pensioner Idris, played by Islwyn Morris. Randy soon formed a relationship with local girl Mandy Shelley Miranda Barrett . The other main characters were Idris s son, Gwynne played by Boyd Clack , who also co wrote the series , Gwynne s wife Moira Ri Richards , barman Dai Rhodri Hugh , and Mandy s friend Bridget Einir Sion , replaced in the final series by the character of Donna Kirsten Clark . In the final episode Randy moved into his own house with Mandy. There are continual references to Idris s ferret Sylvester his beloved pet , and he eventually discovers that it is, in fact, a girl ferret. The reason for the title is explained in the first episode the district had been used for the initial testing of satellite dish es, but when the time came to return the dishes or pay for the service, no one returned them and no one paid. Satellite City thus suggests a run down area. In 1999 the series won a BAFTA Cymru Award http www.bafta cymru.org.uk english awards index.php for Best Light Entertainment ... index.html Official Satellite City and High Hopes Website imdb title 0437033 Satellite City Category ... Category 1996 television series debuts Category Television shows set in Wales pt Satellite City ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Notability date March 2008 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name How to Be a Satellite Type studio Longtype Artist Liam Lynch musician Liam Lynch Cover Released August 11, 2006 Recorded Genre Length Label 111 Productions , Inc. Producer FaKK AsRock Reviews Last album This album Next album How To Be A Satellite is an album by Liam Lynch musician Liam Lynch . Lynch released several of the music videos on his Podcast liamlynch.net . How To Be a Satellite is Liam Lynch s seventh album, recorded throughout 2005 and 2006. The album differs greatly in style from his previous albums, Fake Songs and We re All Nighters, with a more upbeat and mainstream alternative rock sound. The album was publicized on Lynch s podcast in its early days. The album, while currently out of print and now only being available through download and on Lynch s website, was well received by Lynch s fans. Track listing Gimme a Ride This Town Sucks Step Out of Time Tiptoe The Fresh Electric Here I Here I Am The Border How Long Motivator Crow Club Sucker Dear Zero B side On Waves Low and High Legal Advice How to be a Satellite DEFAULTSORT How To Be A Satellite Category Liam Lynch albums Category 2006 albums Comedy album stub ... more details
in the UK has a satellite campus in the town of Basingstoke 20 miles to the north east of the main ...Wiktionary satellite Wiktionary branch A satellite campus or branch campus is a campus of a college or university ... than the main campus of an institution. In many cases, satellite campuses are intended to serve ... to facilitate the operation of satellite campuses. Classes taught at one campus can be transmitted ... Higher Education , January 9, 2009 ref These are satellite campuses of a parent institution that is located outside the country where the satellite campus is located. The number of international branch ... Scarborough and the University of Toronto Mississauga are satellite campuses of the University of Toronto ... s main campus in Waterloo, Ontario , Canada to a satellite campus in Cambridge, Ontario in 2004. The satellite facility was established due to lack of space at the main campus and as an initiative ... of Waterloo news release, May 31, 2002 ref Penn State University has 19 satellite campuses around ... established a satellite campus in Dubai, offering undergraduate education in five academic major major ... use of satellite campuses to accommodate growing demand for tertiary education in the latter ... satellite campuses be shut down. The NUC was concerned that the proliferation of satellite campuses ... quality education. Under the new NUC rules, satellite campuses were allowed only within ... index.php?option com content&view article&id 5672 reassessing the value of satellite campuses&catid 94 features&Itemid 353 Reassessing the value of satellite campuses , Business Day ... enrolled more than 61,000 students at satellite campuses. The university, which was initially ... Lekki , Festac Town , Ikoyi , Oshodi Isolo Isolo and Agege . ref name Chiejina The University of Nottingham ... allows homeschooling families to affiliate with it through a Satellite Campuses program. This program ... with any religious denomination . ref http www.thefarmschool.tv fsah Satellite Campuses Program ... more details
primarysources date October 2010 The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy . The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards . Award categories Film Satellite Award for Best Actor &ndash Motion Picture Drama Best Actor &ndash Drama Satellite Award for Best Actor &ndash Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Best Actor &ndash Musical or Comedy Satellite Award for Best Actress &ndash Motion Picture Drama Best Actress &ndash Drama Satellite Award for Best Actress &ndash Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Best Actress &ndash Musical or Comedy Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design Best Art Direction and Production Design Satellite Award for Best Cast &ndash Motion Picture Best Cast or Best Ensemble 2004&ndash present Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Best Cinematography Satellite Award for Best Costume Design Best Costume Design Satellite Award for Best Director Best Director Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film Best Documentary Film Satellite Award for Best Editing Best Editing or Film Editing Satellite Award for Best Film &ndash Drama Best Film &ndash Drama Satellite Award for Best Film &ndash Musical or Comedy Best Film &ndash Musical or Comedy Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film Best Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Original Score Best Original Score Satellite Award for Best Original Song Best Original Song Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Best Screenplay &ndash Adapted Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay Best Screenplay &ndash Original Satellite Award for Best Sound Best Sound 1999 present Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor &ndash Motion Picture Best Supporting Actor 2006 present Best Supporting Actor 2006&ndash present Satellite Award for Best ... Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor &ndash Motion Picture Best Supporting Actor &ndash Drama ... more details
A satellite router is an Indoor unit Indoor Unit IDU that contains a modulator and a demodulator and is one of the essential components of a VSAT . Training Modern VSAT systems utilize a satellite router. Best practice methods for using a satellite router are contained in VSAT training http www.skyvision.net glossary idirect evolution x3 satellite router The VSAT Installation Manual Video Presentation shows an example of a satellite router External links http www.skyvision.net sites default files SkyVision 20VSAT 20Installation 20Manual 20 Version 201 .pdf VSAT Installation Manual with explanation of a satellite router Category Satellite Internet ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 The satellite revisit time is the time elapsed between observations of the same point on earth by a satellite . It depends on the satellite s orbit, target location, and swath of the sensor. Revisit is related to the same ground trace a projection on to the earth of the satellite s orbit. Revisit requires a very close repeat of the Ground Trace. In the case of polar hi inclination low earth orbiting reconnaissance satellites, the sensor payload must have the variable swath to look longitudinally east west, or sideways at a target, in addition to direct overflight observation, looking nadir . In the case of the Israel i EROS satellite EROS earth observation satellite, the ground trace repeat is 15 days, but the actual revisit time is 3 days, because of the swath ability of the camera payload. See also Satellite Swath Ground Trace br DEFAULTSORT Satellite Revisit Category Satellites ... more details
Satellite collision may refer to The collision between DART spacecraft DART and MUBLCOM One of the collisions between a Progress spacecraft Progress and Mir The 2009 satellite collision disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A satellite link is a communications subsystem that involves a Data link link between a transmitting Earth station communications Earth station and a receiving Earth station via a communications satellite . See also Earth terminal Telecommunications link Satellite truck Ku band C band DEFAULTSORT Satellite Link Category Satellites Telecomm stub ... more details
Sphinx is the designation of an American test satellite. The Sphinx satellite was the payload for the first Titan IIIE Centaur rocket stage Centaur rocket. The Helios probes Helios , Viking program Viking and Voyager program Voyager Unmanned space mission space probes were later launched using this rocket. External links http www.astronautix.com craft sphinx.htm Entry at Encyclopedia Astronautica DEFAULTSORT Sphinx Satellite Category Satellite launch failures US spacecraft stub ... more details
USS Satellite is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy USS Satellite 1854 , an American Civil War tugboat commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 12 September 1861. USS Satellite SP 1012 , a yacht built during 1887 by John F. Mumm at Brooklyn, New York , was enrolled in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve for Navy service. References DANFS Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Satellite Category United States Navy ship names ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Notability date March 2009 Gals is one Russian series of communication satellite s. The first launch was on 20 January 1994, for Chinese TV broadcast. External links http www.fas.org spp guide russia comm geo gals.htm Gals DEFAULTSORT Gals Satellite Category Satellite television Category Communications satellites in geostationary orbit communications satellite stub ... more details
Redhat Satellite is an open source system management system. Satellite allows system s administrators to deploy, manage and monitor Redhat Linux and Solaris hosts. Satellite can be thought of as a local version of Red Hat Network . An organisations Satellite server registers with Redhat Network and downloads relevant software into Satellites software channels. The organisations hosts then register against the local Satellite server, instead of directly against Red Hat Network. This allows the organisation to control versions of software which are available for its hosts as well as making additional software available to their hosts. Recent edition s of Satellite place considerable emphasis on virtualisation and add features, particularly XML RPC API features for deploying and managing virtual hosts. Deploy Satellite has numerous methods for deploying new hosts, including simple kickstart, bare metal install and re images. Current versions of Satellite support kickstart using the Cobbler as an underlying framework. PXEboot, and Koan are methods that can be used to implement bare metal installs and re imaging of hosts. Manage Satellite assists in managing hosts in two main areas, software and configuration. The 3 main mechanisms for managing hosts are Software Channels Configuration Channels Activation Keys Monitor Satellite can provide monitoring of software and systems via probes. These probes are periodically run against the target host and fire alerts if the probes fail i.e. ... to Spacewalk Satellite is a supported version of Spacewalk. As such it only supports Redhat Linux and Solaris. Redhat has released an open source version of Satellite called Spacewalk software Spacewalk . Features that are contributed to Spacewalk may be incorporated into Satellite though this is not always ... Satellite official website http www.redhat.com spacewalk Spacewalk official website Red Hat DEFAULTSORT Satellite Software Category Free software programmed in Perl Category Red Hat Category Remote ... more details
about the Pakistani satellites the Saudi Arabian communications satellites Arab Satellite Communications Organization offtopic Arab Satellite Communications Organization misleading Unreferenced date June 2009 Infobox spacecraft Name Badr Satellite Program Image Caption Organization Flagicon Pakistan SUPARCO Organisation Major Contractors SUPARCO Bus Mission Type Experimental Satellites br Telecommunication satellite s br Earth observation satellite Flyby Of Earth Satellite Of Earth Orbital Insertion Date Orbits Geocentric orbit Decay 1991 12 31 Badr I Launch 1990 07 16 Badr I br 2001 12 10 Badr B br 2006 11 08 Badr 4 br 2008 07 07 Badr 6 Launch Vehicle Long March 2E br Zenit 2 br Proton M br ... rocket Proton M Breeze br Ariane 5 Ariane f Rocket Launch Site Xichang Satellite Launch Center ... Transponders Coverage Resolution Swath Spectral Band Data rate SSR IMG Resolution Refs Badr satellite ... rocket Long March 2E . However, the Badr satellite program also used by the Saudia Arabia via SUPARCO ... except the Badr 1 satellite. The Badr series consisted of five satellites. All five satellites are domestically developed. The Badr I satellite successfully completed its designated life and all three ... B completed its successful designated life in a Earth s orbit. The Pakistan Remote Sensing satellite system will be taking the place of Badr Satellite program in 2012. Badr Satellite Family Pakistan .... The family includes the satellites Badr 1 digital communication satellite Badr B low eath observatory satellite Badr 3 Communication satellite Badr 4 communication satellite Badr 5 telecommunication satellite Badr 6 communication satellite See also Satellite Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission SUPARCO Rohini space satellite Arabsat External links http www.globalsecurity.org space world pakistan earth.htm Badr Program http informationvision.net default.aspx Satellite Program Badr satellite program SUPARCO DEFAULTSORT Badr Satellite Program Category Badr satellite program Spacecraft ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 Satellite geodesy is the measurement of the form and dimensions of the Earth , the location of objects on its surface and the figure of the Earth s gravity field by means of satellite techniques. In other words, geodesy by means of satellite s. It belongs to the broader field of space geodesy, which also includes such techniques as geodetic Very Long Baseline Interferometry VLBI and lunar laser ranging. Traditional astronomical geodesy, which includes astronomical positioning, is not commonly considered a part of satellite geodesy. Also surveying by GPS has become so commonplace that it is less and less considered part of satellite geodesy. Satellite geodetic measurement techniques Geodetic use of global positioning satellite systems GPS , GLONASS , Galileo positioning system Galileo Laser ranging to satellites Satellite laser ranging SLR Interferometric synthetic aperture radar InSAR over land Satellite radar altimetry mostly over oceans Seasat , Geosat , TOPEX Poseidon , ERS 1 , ERS 2 , Jason 1 , Jason 2 , Envisat Satellite laser altimetry over land ICESat Satellite orbital tracking for determining the Earth s gravitational field e.g., CHAMP Satellite gradiometry measuring the gravity gradient from orbit GOCE Satellite to satellite tracking Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment GRACE . External links http www.esa.int export esaLP goce.html GOCE http www.csr.utexas.edu grace GRACE http www.gfz potsdam.de pb1 op champ index CHAMP.html CHAMP Cartography stub Category Satellites Category Geodesy de Satellitengeod sie pl Geodezja satelitarna sk Dru icov geod zia ru ... more details
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