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A satellite communication simply bounces a radio or data wave to another satellite or a receiver on earth. Satellites all act as giant relays for data transmissions.
Usually by radio.
receiving stations
Geographers rely on satellites to gather data because it is the easiest method. In the past, they would have had to traverse the earth to map all of it.
They are called maps
Satellite systems can be used to transmit audio data
Mars has two natural satellites. Earth has one.
Data is sent to earth from satellites using TIROS. This is data given from the ground.
Artificial satellites are man-made objects that have been launched into space to orbit a planet, usually the Earth. Their roles depend on what they've been built for. The GPS satellites provide positioning information so that GPS receivers on Earth can know where they are. Weather satellites tracks clouds and storms. Communications satellites transmit TV, radio, phone calls and data, and so on.
Mapping satellites.
satellites must transmit all their information to the earth down .satellites transmit information gathered by their sensors during each contact with the ground station. They contact the station using a large dish antennae which is situated on earth, at the site of the ground station. During the contacts between the satellite and ground station the satellites usually transmit information about the state of its various subsystems abd its position in space.
Usually by radio.
A communications satellite operates as a transceiver (TRANSmitter - reCEIVER). Signals from a base station on Earth are sent to a satellite receiver. The data is either stored for a period of time or sent immediately to a transmitter on the same satellite. The transmitters on satellites are positioned to transmit towards Earth or towards other satellites. A base station on Earth will receive the transmitted signals and pass them to land based equipment. As satellite signals rely on line of sight, they each have a range over which they can send signals. Too far round the Earth and the signal won't make it. That's why they can also transmit to other satellites before the signal is finally returned to Earth, far round the globe. The data carried by communication satellites is used for a wide variety of applications. Television, telephones, computer networks and far more are regularly sent to and from satellites.
active satellites are receives the transmitted signal from earth ,amplify the signal and transmit it. it is also called as transponders. but passive satellites just receive and transmit the signal.itac as the reflector
receiving stations
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Perhaps one of the most important and controversial uses of satellites today is that of monitoring the Earth's environment. Many satellites study features on the ground, the behavior of the oceans, or the characteristics of the atmosphere. Satellites that observe the Earth to collect scientific data are usually referred to as "Earth observation satellites." Sometimes the interpretation of their data has been controversial because the interpretation is difficult and people have used the data to call for substantial changes in human behavior.
Data is sent to earth from satellites using TIROS. This is getting data from the ground.
Yes, some of the most common ways are via radio waves, satellites and 'photon technologies'