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Intro -- ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES: FEATURES AND ACQUISITION PLANS -- ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES: FEATURES AND ACQUISITION PLANS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES: IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN CONTINUITY PLANNING AND INVOLVEMENT OF KEY USERS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- Overview of the GOES-R Program -- Acquisition Strategy -- Program Office Structure -- Prior Report Noted Challenges with Instrument Development and Recommended Steps to Improve Management and Oversight -- GOES-R IS IN DEVELOPMENT, BUT DELAYS IN KEY PROGRAM MILESTONES HAVE ENDANGERED SATELLITE CONTINUITY -- Progress Continues to Be Made on GOES-R Procurement, but Much Work Remains to Be Completed on the Flight and Ground Projects -- Flight Project-Progress Made, but Two Instruments Have Experienced Technical Challenges -- Ground Project-Development Is Under Way, but Important Work Remains to Be Done -- Continued Delays in Launch Dates Put the Continuity of Satellite Operations at Risk -- NOAA HAS NOT ESTABLISHED ADEQUATE CONTINUITY PLANS FOR ITS GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES -- NOAA'S EFFORTS TO INVOLVE EXTERNAL GOES DATA USERS, PRIORITIZE THEIR DATA NEEDS, AND COMMUNICATE PROGRAM STATUS HAVE SHORTFALLS -- Key GOES Data Users Have Been Identified, but Efforts to Involve Other Federal Agencies and Prioritize Their Data Needs Are Not Sufficient -- NOAA Has Not Effectively Communicated with Other Federal Agencies -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- End Notes -- End Notes for Appendix I -- Chapter 2: ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES: STRATEGY NEEDED TO SUSTAIN CRITICAL CLIMATE AND SPACE WEATHER MEASUREMENTS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS

"During the early Cold War, outer space became a politically contested space, and changes in its spatial perception were related to political and ideological controversies. The article highlights the specific relevance of Euclidean geometry in representations of outer space. Focusing on illustrations and expositions in both postwar German States, it argues that shifts within the spatial imagination and representation of space corresponded with the first satellite missions and condensed debates about the future of technology and the moral legacies of the Second World War. In October 1957, Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth and a Soviet construction, urged engineers, scientists, and illustrators to find new ways of depicting and communicating the spaces of outer space to the public and to each other. For decades, space fiction had implicitly stifled theories on the relativity of space and time by hinting at traditional motifs of conquest through machines. Early spaceflight, however, was not about immediate flights to other planets, but about the orbit, a space without a traditional place, yet imagined as being of paramount importance for strategic superiority. Driven by political tensions and drawing on representations established in physics and astronomy, the first satellite projects were designed and explained as missions to places that needed to be defined and controlled because they were strange and new." (author's abstract)

Applications of satellite communications has broader usage; for instance voice, video calling, internet, fax, television, and radio communications. There are abundant and various types of satellites that has applications from amplification of radio telecommunications to military applications and most importantly its application are globally and it also allows transmission of high amount of data.In this paper various types of advanced satellites are discussed; some of them are quantum communication through satellites, metamaterials for better satellite antennas, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) laser communications, ZigBee based inter-satellite communications, quantum encryption network through satellite

Applications of satellite communications has broader usage; for instance, voice, video calling, internet, fax, television, and radio communications. There are abundant and various types of satellites that has applications from amplification of radio telecommunications to military applications and most importantly its application is globally, and it also allows transmission of high amount of data. In this paper various types of advanced satellites are discussed; some of them are quantum communication through satellites, metamaterials for better satellite antennas, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) laser communications, ZigBee based inter-satellite communications, quantum encryption network through satellite.

Das von internationalen Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis des Raumfahrtrechts verfasste Werk beschäftigt sich im Kern mit Problemen des Eigentumrechts an Satelliten, deren Übertragung und der Haftung bei Schäden.Darüber hinaus werden unter anderem die Registrierung von Raumobjekten unter UN-Rahmenbedingungen und die Zuweisung von Frequenzen behandelt.Die Publikation ist ein bedeutender Beitrag zur theoretischen Debatte über das Recht des Weltraums, ist aber zugleich ein wichtiges Instrument für die Anwaltschaft im Finanz- und Versicherungssektor

"Meteorological Satellite Systems" is a primer on weather satellites and their Earth applications. This book will review historic developments and recent technological advancements in GEO and polar orbiting meteorological satellites. It will explore the evolution of these remote sensing technologies and their capabilities to monitor short- and long-term changes in weather patterns in response to climate change. Satellites developed by various countries, such as U. S. meteorological satellites, EUMETSAT, and Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Indian satellite platforms are reviewed. This book also discusses international efforts to coordinate meteorological remote sensing data collection and sharing. This title provides a ready and quick reference for information about meteorological satellites. It serves as a useful tool for a broad audience that includes students, academics, private consultants, engineers, scientists, and teachers

An examination of satellite imagery as a tool for the humanitarian community points out the capability of satellite images to accurately pinpoint the location & state of displaced people or show how far a refugee camp is from international borders, potential natural hazard risks, & access to water or firewood. Current uses of satellite imagery are described, noting that the cost of this technology has fallen dramatically over the last few years, allowing it to easily fit into a humanitarian operations budget. Adapted from the source document.

Intro -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing Technology -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Physical Basis of Satellite Remote Sensing -- 1.2.1 Electromagnetic Wave and Electromagnetic Spectrum -- 1.2.2 Solar Radiation Characteristics -- 1.2.3 Interaction Between Solar Radiation and Atmosphere -- 1.2.4 Interaction Between Electromagnetic Radiation and Target -- 1.3 Terrestrial Environment -- 1.3.1 Analysis of Satellite On-Orbit Environment and Effect -- 1.3.2 Charged Particle Radiation Environment -- 1.3.3 Vacuum -- 1.3.4 Neutral Atmosphere -- 1.3.5 Solar Electromagnetic Radiation -- 1.3.6 Solar Disturbance -- 1.3.7 Total Dose Effect of Space Radiation -- 1.3.8 Spatial Displacement Effect -- 1.3.9 Spatial Single Event Effect -- 1.4 Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing Engineering System -- Reference -- 2 Space Orbit Design of Remote Sensing Satellite -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.1.1 Classification by Orbit Altitude -- 2.1.2 Classification by Orbital Characteristics -- 2.2 Design Requirements and Characteristics of Remote Sensing Satellite Orbits -- 2.2.1 Orbit Design Analysis of Optical Remote Sensing Satellite -- 2.2.2 Orbit Design Analysis of Microwave Remote Sensing Satellite -- 2.3 Analysis and Design of Multi-mission Orbits for Optical Remote Sensing Satellite -- 2.3.1 Orbit Selection Principle -- 2.3.2 Satellite Multi-mission Orbit Design -- 2.3.3 Design of Satellite Multi-mission Orbit Parameters -- 2.3.4 Orbit Control -- 2.3.5 Orbit Control Fuel Consumption -- 2.3.6 Mission Application Strategy -- 2.3.7 Design of Initial Orbit Offset -- 2.3.8 Drift Characteristics of LTDN -- 2.3.9 Design of Resolution and Revisit Ability -- 2.4 Orbital Analysis and Design of Microwave Imaging Remote Sensing Satellite -- 2.4.1 Orbit Selection Principle -- 2.4.2 Orbital Parameter Determination.