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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has Geostationary Operational Satellites 22,300 miles above the Earth's equator. Since the satellite is rotating as fast as the Earth, it can constantly monitor weather systems and capture pictures.
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How are satellite pictures of earth and other planets made and transmitted?
Satellite pictures are taken through the satellite and sent to Earth via satellite waves.
How are satellite pictures of earth and of other planets made and transmitted?
Satellite pictures are taken through the satellite and sent to Earth via satellite waves.
When was the first picture taken via satellite?
August 14, 1959. The pictures were taken by the satellite, Explorer 6. It was launched by the United States. These were the first pictures taken of the Earth from space.
How did Google earth get pictures over airports?
The pictures were taken by a satellite which can photograph a large area.
How satellite pictures of earth are made and transmitted?
Satellite pictures of Earth are taken by a camera mounted on a satellite in orbit, high above Earth's atmosphere. They are transmitted wirelessly over satellite signals, much like satellite TV.
When were bing satellite pictures taken?
They are taken all the time. Each map has a unique time.
When were bing map satellite pictures taken?
They are taken all the time. Each map has a unique time.
What measurements are made by weather satellites?
Satellites take satellite pictures of the cloud cover, I don't think any other measurements are taken by satellites. You can do a lot with weather satellites, like looking into hurricanes. Other tools are used to take measurements with to determine the path or strength of a hurricane.
Is the higher the satellite from the earth the higher the resolution of the pictures taken by satellite?
Actually its not the altitude of the satellite but the resolution of the camera that is responsible for a high resolution imagery. In fact the better resolution imagery in Google Earth comes from aerial and street-level photography.
How are satellite images taken?
They are taken from a very high definition camera attached to a satellite in space.
How are the pictures of earth taken from satelites different from those taken by astronauts orbiting above the earth?
High resolution satellites (e.g. those operated by commercial satellite companies like GeoEye or DigitalGlobe) are used to take pictures of Earth. These salllites continuously capture high resolution imagery then transmit it to a ground station for processing. The selection of pictures is automated and programmed into the satellite from the ground. Pictures taken by an astronaut could be taken from a hand-held digital camera. The astronaut in that cause manually focuses the camera on a point of interest and takes the picture. One process is automated by machine (with instructions from humans) and the other directly by a human.
What year did we get the first satellite pictures of the planet Mercury?
The first pictures were taken by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft in 2011.http://www.space.com/11952-latest-photos-mercury-nasa-messenger-probe-part2.html
