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No, all satellites do not orbit Earth at the same altitude. An good overview of this can be found on http://www.idirect.net/Company/Satellite-Basics/How-Satellite-Works.aspx. This overview reviews Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbits.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoA "tilt" as compared to what?
No matter; the answer is "yes". Satellites are launched into orbits that are designed to facilitate the purpose of the satellite. So many reconnaissance satellites are in polar orbits, while TV and communications satellites are mostly over the equator. And depending on the purpose, at every angle in between.
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∙ 14y agoGenerally, no. If the altitude of the orbit is different, the speed of the orbit will also differ, and the two satellites will diverge.
About the only exception is for geosynchronous satellites, which all share roughly the same orbit a degree or two apart.
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∙ 11y agoIf it doesn't, then it's not an Earth satellite.
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∙ 13y agoNo. The satellites orbit in the Exosphere layer.
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∙ 14y agoNo.
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Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
Why do the planets orbit the sun in the same direction?
It has to do with the formation of the solar system. Since all of the matter that condensed into what makes the solar system bodies was spinning in the same direction while coming together, it would have taken a drastic event to cause one of the bodies to orbit in a different direction.
Why do satellites have a period of rotation equal to the earths period of rotation?
Some satellites cover the whole earth each pass, because that is what they are used for. However, many also cover nly certan regions such as the poles or the equator or one continent or one country. Geostationary orbiters for example, stay above the same place forever (that is, until they are taken or sent down by something). Many orbit over the same places each time, covering the same regions each pass. This is true of all satellites, the difference is how large the regions are nd how many of them. Some satellites cover the whole earth each pass, because that is what they are used for.
Do satellites move in the same pattern as planets and stars?
Obviously. Since they move in an ellipse around the Earth (or other central body), they change direction all the time. The only way NOT to change direction would be to move in a straight line; satellites don't do that.
Do all planets and satellites lie the same gravitational layer?
Do all planets and satellites lie on the same gravitational layer?
All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
Does dbs also known as direct broadcast satellite such as directv and dishtv orbit in a geosynchronous orbit?
Yes, the satellites orbit in a geosynchronous orbit, as with most all communications satellites. (Some exceptions are satellites such as the global positioning satellites.)
Do all space satellites stay in the thermosphere?
No. That only applies to low Earth orbit. Geostationary satellites orbit beyond it.
Do All planets in your solar system orbit the sun in the same direction?
no
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
Some satellites orbit every 24 hours if you could see this satellite from the ground with a telescope what would you notice?
You would see the satellite in the same direction all the time. The satellite is supposed to move around the Earth at the same speed as Earth's rotation.
What three planets orbit the sun in a different way than all the other planets?
In fact, Venus, Uranus, and the "dwarf planet" Pluto orbit the Sun in the same direction as all the other planets. So all the planets orbit in the same way.However they rotate in the opposite direction to the other planets.
What planets are retrograde?
All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in the same direction.
Which Satellite has an orbit which passes the equator?
All satellites pass the equator. Twice every orbit.
Is the geosynchronous satellites above the equator is follow an elliptical orbit?
All satellites follow an elliptical orbit - they are darn close to circular, but even a circle is an ellipse.
Medium earth orbit satellites?
With large number of low-earth-orbit satellites and the geo-synchronous orbit stuffed full of communications satellites, there aren't all THAT many "medium" altitude satellites. But there are some. The GPS navigation satellites, for example, are in highly inclined 12-hour orbits, and an unknown number of military "spy" satellites are in that middle range.
Are all the spacecrafts that go to moon called satellites?
No - satellites do not go to the moon. Satellites orbit planets/moons/objects with gravity in space.
