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What planet having three satellites sharing the same orbit?
Saturn has at least two natural satellites (moons) sharing the same orbit. There may be three altogether, but I only know of two.
What planet has three satellites sharing the same orbit?
I know Saturn has two moons in more or less the same orbit. I'm not sure about three moons though.
Do all satellites orbit the same direction?
No, all satellites do not orbit Earth at the same altitude. An good overview of this can be found on http://www.idirect.net/Company/Satellite-Basics/How-Satellite-Works.aspx. This overview reviews Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbits.
How many times does a GPS satellite orbit the earth in a week?
The GPS satellites are not in geo-stationary orbit, but instead orbit twice every time the Earth rotates once. This means that for any observer the satellites appear to orbit once overhead each day. Such an arrangement gives better coverage. It is also clever in the sense that the motion of any GPS satellite will repeat itself each day. The GPS constellation of 24 satellites are arranged in six different orbital planes, each inclined 55 degrees to the equator. To obtain exactly two orbits per day, the satellites are placed at an altitude of 20,200km!!!
Compared to the period of satellites in orbit close to the Earth the period of satellites in orbit far from the Earth is A the same B longer C shorter D not enough information?
B( T2/R3 = constant )
What is the differences between the moon and satellites?
The word Moon is a name given to the natural satellite in orbit around the Earth. We attribute this name to most objects large enough to see in orbit around other planets. In this way Moons and Natural Satellites are one in the same. Artifical Satellites are what we put into orbit around the earth IE GPS Satellites, but are man made.
What is the use of the geostationary satellites pertaining to meteorological processes?
Geostationary satellites, those which orbit at the same speed as the Earth remain fixed over an area of the planet. This allows them to be used as camera platforms to show the motion of the weather patterns relative to an area of the Earth as seen by the satellite.
How is the orbit of a planet different from the orbit of a planet?
A planet typically has a more regular orbit, staying closer to the same distance from the sun. A comet's orbit will be more elliptical, going very far away and then coming really close.
What are the characteristics of minor planet?
The term minor planet is still used, but after reclassification in 2006 these are now generally referred to as dwarf planets. Dwarf planets orbit the sun, but are not satellites, that is to say that they do not orbit another planet, since then they would be classified as moons. They are big enough to hold an ellipsoid shape under their own gravity (like a squashed sphere), but have not cleared their orbit of other objects. That is to say that at the same distace out, there is a significant amount of other matter that is not part of the dwarf planet.
What keeps a satellite in orbit around a planet?
It is not gravity because there is no gravity in space, only some on certain planets, deffiantly on earth. It is done by the strength from other planets the sun for instance. Heat waves. Some of the gravity in space does help keep the planets and satellites in orbit.
What is the force that makes satellites orbit at the same height around the earth?
Gravity keeps satellites in orbit. The closer you are to the Earth, the faster you have to go to maintain your orbit. At low Earth orbit, the altitude of the Space Station, you make an orbit every 90 minutes. At the Moon's distance you need over 27 days to go around the Earth. In-between there is an altitude which matches the rate of the Earth's rotation. Many satellites orbit at this altitude.
What is the difference between Planets and Satellites?
Srictly, a planet orbits a star, while a satellite orbits a non-stellar body. Planet is natural whereas satellite is either natural or artificial. Artificial satellites may have different speed, whereas planets have the same speed always.
