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Weather reports were not accurate. Long distance communication required cables and microwave relay towers. There was no GPS navigation systems. Land was mapped slowly and expensively.
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What is the difference between a natural satellite and a artificial satellite?
A satellite is a body orbiting another like a planet or moon. A natural satelite is not man-made. The moon and other bodies were called this before the artificial, or man-made satellites were ever made like the ISS.
What are the name of satellites of planet Mercury?
There are no known satellites of Mercury.
What were Echo 1 and Telstar 1?
Communications satellites, launched in the 1960's. There were 2 Echo satellites, which were passive (the signal would bounce back to earth like a mirror). The Telstar satellites were active, meaning that the signal was retransmitted back to earth.
How do satellites triangulate?
Triangulation of satellites requires three satellites that bank of one another simultaneously.
Are moons satellites?
Yes but they are called natural satellites
What have the satellites around Mars found?
the satellites have found life on mars
What impact did the satellites have on modern life?
Satellites increased the speed of global communications.
What is the life of satellites?
Every satellite is different, the biggest factor that limits the life of satellites is fuel used to maintain the orbit.
What is the difference between a natural satellite and a artificial satellite?
A satellite is a body orbiting another like a planet or moon. A natural satelite is not man-made. The moon and other bodies were called this before the artificial, or man-made satellites were ever made like the ISS.
How many satellites have been to uranus?
100 and there is life on uranus... go check
What are scientists able to investigate thanks to satellites?
is there life other than ours? are there any other earth like planets in the universe
A small object in orbit around a planet is a?
Satellite. Satellites can be natural, like the Moon, or artificial like GPS satellites.
What are natural satellites?
Natural satellites are things like our own moon that orbit a planet.In our solar system there are 173 natural satellites that we know of.
What was life like before Albert Einstein moved to America?
What was life like before Albert Einstein moved to America
How does satellites and rockets effect your everyday life?
They improve communications.
Are there more scientific or applications satellites?
Applications satellites, like weather satellites, communications satellites (TV, Cell phone, internet), military observation birds, reconnaissance satellites and other "useful" things predominate. Purely scientific satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope are in the minority.
What was life like before the microscope?
it was life without a microscope.
