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Satellites on the blink
How does GPS work?
How does technology know where in the world we are?
How do solar cells work?
All about... SETI
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
What are the northern lights?
Under sunveillance
Sci-Art: The final frontier
A brief history of space
Nobel-prize winning accidents
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Satellites (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Details of the different satellites which collect data for NOAA, real-time satellite pictures (USA) and archived satellite images of weather extremes.
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The Satellite Site
Information about satellites (Man-made). Build your own satellite on screen.
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Syncom Satellite
Communication satellites are most valuable when they stay above the same point on the earth, in what are called "geostationary orbits".
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Messages from Space
Information, data, and images from Surrey University's satellite network. A dedicated website supporting satellite and space technology topics in Physics. Classroom resources, live satellite tracker ...
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Earth Satellites
Simulation showing orbit, velocity and eccentricity of an Earth satellite.
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Satellite orbits
Student selects satellite velocity to try to keep satellite in earth orbit
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Satellite Tracking
A collection of links to sites tracking satellites, from the Hubble telescope to the International Space Station.
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Circular Motion and Satellite Motion
In depth site explaining circular motion and how satellites orbit the Earth.
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Earth Lessons and Classroom activities
Teachers can create their own lessons on Astrophysics Research, Artificial Earth Orbiting Satellite, Sine Waves, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Images of the Universe in Different Wavelengths, Satellite ...
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Global Positioning System
In June of 1993 the last of the 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System was placed into orbit, completing a satellite network capable providing position data to locate you anywhere on Earth ...
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