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 created artificial …
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 de notre …
Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
Learn about how a communications satellite works and how it helps us to connect to each other around the world.
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 spatiale …
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 through a …
Satellite | Espace des sciences
Quand nous regardons la Lune, elle nous présente toujours la même face. Grâce aux sondes lunaires, on a pu avoir des images de la face cachée de notre satellite naturel. Cette face est beaucoup plus …
What Can You Really See From Space? - National Air and Space Museum
Apr 8, 2011 · At the National Air and Space Museum I use satellite images in my job to understand changes in the Earth's land surface. Today millions of people are acquainted with satellite imagery …
Echo 1 Communications Satellite - National Air and Space Museum
Launched in 1960, Echo 1 was designed to explore the new field of communications via space. Its design was remarkably simple: Essentially a large balloon, measuring 30 meters (100 feet) across, …
What Makes a Moon a Moon? | National Air and Space Museum
Nov 14, 2024 · A moon is a planetary body that goes around another planetary body. Usually, this is one or more moons going around a planet, but it doesn’t have to be a planet. In Star Wars, the Death …
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 passing …