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How long does it take a signal to reach a satellite in low Earth orbit?
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From Earth to an orbiting satellite it takes approximately 200 to 299million M/S or slightly slower than the speed oflight. This varies on weather and atmospheric conditions. The signal is significantly faster, or closer to the speed of light (299792458 M/S), in the Vacuum of Outer Space.
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What is the advantage of a satellite which passes over the poles orbiting the earth several times a day?
A polar orbit would allow a satellite to view any point on the Earth's surface from (nearly) directly overhead. The times for a given location would depend on the altitude and the speed of the orbit. The advantages are a minimal angle to the specific point below the satellite's path, which would benefit direct obsevation (as with military "spy satellites"). Among the disadvantages is increased fuel cost to reach the orbit, and increased shielding in some orbits due to the polar radiation belts around the Earth.
What was the first space shuttle to reach Earth's Orbit?
Columbia
How long will it take for the earth to reach halfway to sun in its orbit?
182.5 days
What is the first rocket that reach space called?
The Soviet Sputnik 1. launched October 4, 1957, was the first satellite to orbit the earth. Many other rockets reached space before that, but they were all suborbital military flights.
The velocity a rocket must reach to establish an orbit in space is?
The velocity of rocket must reach 16x than the gravitational force of Earth to establish an orbit in space.
What was the name of the satellite that was the first satellite to orbit earth and the craft circled earth every 95 minutes at almost 2000 miles per hour until three months later it fell from the sky?
Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit the Earth. It was Russian and transmitted a radio signal. It is possible that a earlier satellite could be in orbit, without any communications this would be the same as a cannon shell etc. So long as an object can reach orbit it will constantly drop towards the planet and because the planet is round the object will rotate around being pulled by gravity
What is the Round Trip time of a RF signal for GEO satellites?
the speed of light = 299792458 m / sGEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) = 35863000 m above the Earth's surfaceround trip time = 2*(35863000)/299792458 =0.239 sthe time needed for an RF signal to reach a GEO satellite and gets retransmitted back to a ground station on earth is approximately 240 milliseconds(assuming zero signal propagation/processing time in the satellite and equatorial ground station location with the same longitude as the satellite slot)
How to launch satellite into orbit?
A satellite can be launched into orbit simply by launching it out of the Earth's atmosphere. To do so, the object will need to reach escape velocity, calculated by the formula v = sqrt(2GM/r), where G is the universal gravitational constant, M is the mass of the earth, and r is the distance from the center of the earth.
Is it work in the rain?
No it does not reach signal to the huge satellite
What is the advantage of a satellite which passes over the poles orbiting the earth several times a day?
A polar orbit would allow a satellite to view any point on the Earth's surface from (nearly) directly overhead. The times for a given location would depend on the altitude and the speed of the orbit. The advantages are a minimal angle to the specific point below the satellite's path, which would benefit direct obsevation (as with military "spy satellites"). Among the disadvantages is increased fuel cost to reach the orbit, and increased shielding in some orbits due to the polar radiation belts around the Earth.
How can the satellite reached sound waves which are produced on the earth?
Sound waves produced on the Earth cannot reach an orbiting satellite. Sound needs a material substance to travel through. But in order to remain in orbit, a satellite must scrupulously avoid passing through any material substance, lest it lose kinetic energy to friction, and plummet to Earth in a fiery display of utter finality.
What was the first space shuttle to reach Earth's Orbit?
Columbia
What was the date of the first space travel?
The first man made satellite to orbit the Earth was Sputnik 1, launched on 4th October 1957 by the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet pilot, was the first man to reach orbit on 12th April 1961.
If 20 penguins slid across Australia in the middle of summer while it was snowing and 19 of them lost their TV signal how long would it take earth to orbit around reach?
32
How long does Sirius take to orbit the sun?
Sirius does not orbit the Sun.
How long does it take for the light of the sun to reach?
Approximately 8 minutes 20 seconds, but this varies slightly as the Earth's orbit around the Sun is not exactly circular. The orbit is elliptical. I presume you meant "to reach Earth".
How long will it take for the earth to reach halfway to sun in its orbit?
182.5 days
