You need 4 to locate a position. There are 24 satellites in use in the sky with 8 spares.
No they don't move fast in the sky
Satellites may fall out of the sky because they get too close to Earth. In that case, Earth overwhelmed the power of the satellite's propelling system and slowly but surely dragged the satellite into the Earth's atmosphere.
You can see satellites orbiting. If you go on a clear night to somewhere which is far from city lights, you will sometimes see dots moving across the sky - these are satellites reflecting sunlight.
The largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. It is possible that it was named after the supreme god of Romans.
I think its about 50..
You need 4 to locate a position. There are 24 satellites in use in the sky with 8 spares.
best to get intouch with military or nasa to find out
No they don't move fast in the sky
about a 100 basket-ball sized satelittes fall every year.
22,340 miles above the equator.
The sky freesat is not located at a designated spot. It can receive channels from several satellites coming from the UK.
Yes, they appear as slowly moving stars in the night sky.
Satellites may fall out of the sky because they get too close to Earth. In that case, Earth overwhelmed the power of the satellite's propelling system and slowly but surely dragged the satellite into the Earth's atmosphere.
Sky TV is available via the Astra 2 satellites at 28.2 degrees east. http://www.ses-astra.com/consumer/uk/how-to-receive-astra/index.php Sky don't launch rockets for the satellites to get into space. Astra buy space on rockets to place their satellites into orbit. Usually these are on Ariane (European space agency) or via a Proton rocket.
You can see satellites orbiting. If you go on a clear night to somewhere which is far from city lights, you will sometimes see dots moving across the sky - these are satellites reflecting sunlight.
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