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1Satellite — This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit …
2Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
3satellite communication — Introduction in telecommunication, the use of artificial satellites to provide communications links between various points on Earth (Earth satellite). Communications satellites relay voice, video, and data signals between widely separated fixed… …
4Earth and Space Sciences — ▪ 1996 Introduction GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY In 1995 significant developments took place in the realm of geologic mapping, which provides the foundation for the presentation and comparison of data in the Earth sciences. The most important… …
5Earth starships in Stargate — After five or more years of researching alien technologies discovered on off world missions, along with billions of dollars of work, several prototype models, and several failures, Earth was eventually able to construct its first glider vessel… …
6Kosmos (satellite) — Kosmos (Russian: Космос, IPA: [ˈkozməs], Cosmos) is a designation given to a large number of satellites operated by the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia. Kosmos 1, the first spacecraft to be given a Kosmos designation, was launched on… …
7Solar power satellite — A solar power satellite, or SPS or Powersat, as originally proposed would be a satellite built in high Earth orbit that uses microwave power transmission to beam solar power to a very large antenna on Earth. Advantages of placing the solar… …
8ARGOS (satellite) — ARGOS Artist s rendition of ARGOS Operator AFRL, NRL, STP Bus Boeing Mission type …
9Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle — Infobox Rocket name = Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle caption = PSLV C8 (CA Variant) carrying the AGILE x ray and γ ray astronomical satellite of the ASI lifting off from Sriharikota function = Expendable launch vehicle manufacturer = ISRO country …
10Apollo 15, Return to Earth — After the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon lifted from the lunar surface it rendezvoused and docked with the Command/Service Module Endeavour . After transferring across the lunar samples and other equipment, Falcon was jettisoned. It would fire its …
