Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
WEBSatellites. A satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites. Humans have also created artificial satellites—human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy.
Communications Satellite, Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
WEBThe United States chose government direction and created two new institutions, COMSAT and INTELSAT, to develop satellite communcations, an arrangement that lasted for more than two decades. This Telstar is a backup spacecraft to Telstar 1 and 2 (launched respectively in 1962 and 1963), transferred from the National Museum of American …
Communications Satellites | National Air and Space Museum
WEBThe artifact seen here is a backup payload from the Museum's collection. SCORE, the first communications satellite, launched on December 18, 1958, aboard an Atlas missile. By the mid-1960s, communications satellites had become reliable tools. Satellites positioned in high orbits could "see" large swaths of Earth, allowing them to receive and ...
Ariel 1 Satellite | National Air and Space Museum
WEBThis is a replica of Ariel-1 satellite, the world's first internationally conceived and executed satellite. The flight model was designed and built by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and carried six British experiments designed to study the ionosphere and its relationship to solar radiation, including cosmic ray, solar emission and ...
AUSSAT, Australia's First National Satellite System
WEBThe works frequently used a similar formula, combining cultural symbols, images of the satellite, and an overhead view of the Earth to reinforce pictorially the importance of space technologies in national or international life. This poster is of AUSSAT, the first communications satellite undertaken by Australia, launched in 1985.
Telstar and the World of 1962 | National Air and Space Museum
WEBJul 23, 2012 · Telstar, launched on July 10, 1962, was the world's first active communications satellite. After its launch, models of the satellite circulated around the US to museums and local community centers. This photo is of a model displayed at the Parade of Progress, a show in Cleveland, Ohio. Last week, the Museum recognized the 50 th …
Military Reconnaissance | National Air and Space Museum
WEBMilitary Reconnaissance. Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group. It uses balloons, aviation, and space technology and has played an important role in our history. The technologies used to carry out military reconnaissance are varied.
Dive deep into air and space - National Air and Space Museum
WEBAug 9, 2022 · Satellites help us see our world in new ways. Here are three ways that they have led to a better understanding of how we affect our environment and steps we can take to help protect it. 1. The Hole in the Ozone Layer. In the mid-1970s scientists developed a theory that certain gases in common products—hairsprays, aerosol deodorants, and ...
Satellite, Communications, Sirius FM-4 - National Air and Space …
WEBSatellite, Communications, Sirius FM-4. This satellite represents the first generation of space-based, commercial radio service developed by Sirius Radio, a U.S. company (now Sirius XM Radio). Designed in 1987 and initiating service in 2001, the Sirius satellite system consisted of three satellites that provided more than 150 digital music and ...
Applications Satellites | National Air and Space Museum
WEBDuring the Cold War, application satellites served national security or civilian interests. From the beginning of the Space Age, people recognized that Earth-orbiting satellites—able to see and communicate across vast distances—promised unique benefits. In the tense years of the Cold War, such spacecraft (known as applications satellites ...