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How many GPS satellites are there and how many miles are they above the Earth?
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∙ 12y ago
There are about 4 that go for one and the four share many. The four gives you an exact location. I am not sure how far away however
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∙ 12y ago
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How many nautical miles are in the GPS satellites out in space?
They operate at an altitude of 20,200 kilometers (12,600 miles)
How high artificial satellites are?
That depends on the purpose of the satellite. Many are in "low Earth orbit", between 120 and 200 miles up. Communications satellites are generally in "geo-synchronous" orbits 23,000 miles high, and GPS satellites are in 12,000 mile orbits. And many altitudes in between.
How far up in the sky are satellites?
There are currently 32 GPS satellites Orbiting earth at 20,000Kms above sea level There are also 24 GLONASS satellites (The russian version of a GPS satellite) Which many high end GPS receivers will use in conjunction with the standard GPS satellites. These orbit a little lower than GPS at arond 19,000Kms above sea level. There are 4 Galileo Satellites, which are currently un used, but are the start of the European satellite constealltion which is a work in progress. They orbit at 24,000Kms above sea level. On top of all that, there are 10 Chinese navigation satellites called COMPASS orbiting in an orbit above China and Asia. They orbit at around 21,000 Kms above sea level.
How many satellites does the Iridium project use?
It uses 66 small satellites in low earth orbit
Is this true many afficail satellites orbit earth?
There are hundreds. If that seems like "many" to you, then the answer is 'yes'.
How many nautical miles are in the GPS satellites out in space?
They operate at an altitude of 20,200 kilometers (12,600 miles)
How many miles above earth is the troposphere?
9 miles above earth
What takes pictures up high?
If you're talking about the types of images on programs such as Google... They're taken by satellites that orbit the earth many miles above the ground.
How many miles above earth is the Hubble telescope?
The HST orbits at 569 km or 353 miles above Earth.
How many functional satellites orbit earth?
At present there are around 24-32 satellites orbiting in medium earth orbit(11,000 miles)more the satellites more accurate navigation is produced.
How high artificial satellites are?
That depends on the purpose of the satellite. Many are in "low Earth orbit", between 120 and 200 miles up. Communications satellites are generally in "geo-synchronous" orbits 23,000 miles high, and GPS satellites are in 12,000 mile orbits. And many altitudes in between.
How many square miles is the area around the earth where satellites orbit?
Any object can remain in orbit around the earth indefinitely, at any distance from the earth's surface, so long as it remains above any part of the atmosphere thick enough to slow it down. Long duration orbiting behavior is possible anywhere above about 220 kilometers (140 miles) above the surface, out to millions of miles.The International Space Station orbits at a nearly constant altitude of about 240 kilometers. TV satellites orbit at a distance of about 22,400 miles. The moon ... earth's only natural satellite, orbits at an average distance of about 238,000 miles.Rather than ask for a description of the region in which satellites CAN operate, it would be much more informative to talk about the region where satellites CAN'T operate. It's much smaller.
How far up in the sky are satellites?
There are currently 32 GPS satellites Orbiting earth at 20,000Kms above sea level There are also 24 GLONASS satellites (The russian version of a GPS satellite) Which many high end GPS receivers will use in conjunction with the standard GPS satellites. These orbit a little lower than GPS at arond 19,000Kms above sea level. There are 4 Galileo Satellites, which are currently un used, but are the start of the European satellite constealltion which is a work in progress. They orbit at 24,000Kms above sea level. On top of all that, there are 10 Chinese navigation satellites called COMPASS orbiting in an orbit above China and Asia. They orbit at around 21,000 Kms above sea level.
How many miles above does International Space Station orbit the earth?
It orbits the Earth at about 250 statute miles
How many satellites for earth?
2,217
What is the inclination of a satellite to the earths equator?
There is no set inclination of a satellites orbit to the earth's equator. Once in space, the spin of the earth or where it's poles happen to be become irrelevant to the satellite. Many satellites like spy and weather satellites orbit over the two poles (north and south) while communication satellites are placed in orbit directly above the equator at a height that is synchronised with the earth's orbit. This way they stay permanently above the same place on the equator and do not APPEAR to move at all.
What do geosationary satellites do?
Stay above the same place on Earth "forever" ... thus they stay in the same place in our sky.
