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What does a gps satelite do?
A GPS satellite emits a very precise and accurate time signal that the receiver can use to calculate it's distance from the satellite.
what does the phrase gps caddie meaN?
A GPS stands for Global Positioning Satellite and is a device which uses satellite location to determine your position. A caddie is a device which is a container or carrier for another item. As such, a GPS caddie is an item which holds a GPS.
What is the transmission media of GPS?
satellite signals
Is GPS a type of special purpose software?
GPS stands for "global positioning satellite."
Something in orbit around a planet?
An artificial satellite or a moon (a natural satellite)
Name 5 types of artificial satellite Eg a spying satellite?
Spying; GPS or similar navigation systems; weather satellites; astronomical observations; communications.
A small object in orbit around a planet is a?
Satellite. Satellites can be natural, like the Moon, or artificial like GPS satellites.
What is the name of the second satellite?
The name of the second satellite can vary depending on the context. It could be any specific satellite's name, such as "Hubble Space Telescope," "GPS satellite," or "ISS (International Space Station) satellite."
Name a job which an artificial satellite might have?
Satellites have a variety of different jobs some broadcast television while others are used in GPS systems.
Is the space shuttle Discovery a natural ot artificial satellite?
artificial satellite
What has the author Alfred Leick written?
Alfred Leick has written: 'GPS satellite surveying' -- subject(s): Global Positioning System, Artificial satellites in surveying
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched successfully?
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
How can the accuracy of the gps system be improved?
The easiest way is differential GPS like surveyors use. Add an artificial reference satellite on ground with receiver and calculates errors between its known location and GPS location. This can do mm accuracy even with just civilian CA code.
What is the definition of artificial satellite?
An artificial satellite is a man made object that orbits a planet or a moon.
Why they are called satellites?
A satellite is an object that orbits another. Hence the earth is a satellite of the sun, and the moon is a satellite of the earth because they orbits those respective bodies. Artificial satellites (GPS, weather, etc) are man made objects that orbit another body (typically the earth).
The first artificial satellite ever launched into space was the Mercury?
No. The first artificial satellite launched was the Russian satellite, Sputnik 1.
How does gps calculate its positinon?
by satellite.
