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63 relations: A-train (satellite constellation), Airbus Defence and Space, Aireon, Angular velocity, Application software, BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, Boeing, Boeing Satellite Development Center, Broadband, Broadband Global Area Network, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Communications satellite, Disaster Monitoring Constellation, Elliptic orbit, Equator, Galileo (satellite navigation), Geodesy, Geostationary orbit, Global Positioning System, Globalstar, GLONASS, Iridium satellite constellation, K band (IEEE), Ka band, Ku band, L band, Laser communication in space, LeoSat, Low Earth orbit, Medium Earth orbit, Molniya (satellite), Navigation, O3b Networks, OneWeb, OneWeb satellite constellation, Optical fiber, Orbcomm, Orbit, Orbital ATK, Outernet, Pass (spaceflight), Planet Labs, Pleiades (satellite), RapidEye, Samsung, Satellite, Satellite formation flying, SES S.A., Sirius Satellite Radio, SpaceX, ..., SPOT (satellite), Spot beam, SSL (company), Starlink (satellite constellation), Surrey Satellite Technology, Telecommunication, Teledesic, Telesat, Thales Alenia Space, Throughput, Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, V band, XM Satellite Radio. Expand index (13 more) »
A-train (satellite constellation)
The A-train (from Afternoon Train) is a satellite constellation of five Earth observation satellites of varied nationality in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of above the Earth.
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Airbus Defence and Space
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus responsible for defence and aerospace products and services.
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Aireon
Aireon is an American company based in McLean, VA.
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Angular velocity
In physics, the angular velocity of a particle is the rate at which it rotates around a chosen center point: that is, the time rate of change of its angular displacement relative to the origin.
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Application software
An application software (app or application for short) is a computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.
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BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) is a Chinese satellite navigation system.
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Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide.
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Boeing Satellite Development Center
The Boeing Satellite Development Center is a major business unit of Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
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Broadband
In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals and traffic types.
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Broadband Global Area Network
The Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) is a global satellite network with telephony using portable terminals.
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program.
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Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunications signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.
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Disaster Monitoring Constellation
The Disaster Monitoring Constellation for International Imaging (DMCii) consists of a number of remote sensing satellites constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and operated for the Algerian, Nigerian, Turkish, British and Chinese governments by DMC International Imaging.
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Elliptic orbit
In astrodynamics or celestial mechanics, an elliptic orbit or elliptical orbit is a Kepler orbit with an eccentricity of less than 1; this includes the special case of a circular orbit, with eccentricity equal to 0.
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Equator
An equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is its zeroth circle of latitude (parallel).
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Galileo (satellite navigation)
Galileo is the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that is being created by the European Union (EU) through the European Space Agency (ESA), headquartered in Prague in the Czech Republic, with two ground operations centres, Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich in Germany and Fucino in Italy.
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Geodesy
Geodesy, also known as geodetics, is the earth science of accurately measuring and understanding three of Earth's fundamental properties: its geometric shape, orientation in space, and gravitational field.
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Geostationary orbit
A geostationary orbit, often referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), is a circular geosynchronous orbit above Earth's equator and following the direction of Earth's rotation.
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Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Air Force.
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Globalstar
Globalstar is a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.
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GLONASS
GLONASS (ГЛОНАСС,; Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система; transliteration), or "Global Navigation Satellite System", is a space-based satellite navigation system operating in the radionavigation-satellite service.
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Iridium satellite constellation
The Iridium satellite constellation provides L-band voice and data coverage to satellite phones, pagers and integrated transceivers over the entire Earth surface.
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K band (IEEE)
The IEEE K band is a portion of the radio spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 18 to 27 gigahertz (GHz).
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Ka band
The Ka band (pronounced as either "kay-ay band" or "ka band") is a portion of the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum defined as frequencies in the range 26.5–40 gigahertz (GHz), i.e. wavelengths from slightly over one centimeter down to 7.5 millimeters.
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Ku band
The Ku band is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 12 to 18 gigahertz (GHz).
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L band
The L band is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designation for the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum from 1 to 2 gigahertz (GHz).
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Laser communication in space
Laser communication in space is free-space optical communication in outer space.
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LeoSat
LeoSat is a satellite constellation project.
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Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with an altitude of or less, and with an orbital period of between about 84 and 127 minutes.
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Medium Earth orbit
Medium Earth orbit (MEO), sometimes called intermediate circular orbit (ICO), is the region of space around Earth above low Earth orbit (altitude of above sea level) and below geostationary orbit (altitude of above sea level).
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Molniya (satellite)
Molniya (a, "Lightning") were military communications satellites used by the Soviet Union.
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Navigation
Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.
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O3b Networks
O3b Networks Ltd. is a network communications service provider building and operating a medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellation primarily intended to provide voice and data communications to mobile operators and Internet service providers, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of SES S.A.
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OneWeb
OneWeb, formerly known as WorldVu Satellites, is a global communications company founded by Greg Wyler.
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OneWeb satellite constellation
The OneWeb satellite constellation—formerly known as WorldVu—is a proposed satellite internet constellation of approximately 882 satellites expected to provide global Internet broadband service to individual consumers as early as 2019.
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Optical fiber
An optical fiber or optical fibre is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair.
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Orbcomm
ORBCOMM is an American company that offers industrial Internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) communications solutions designed to track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets in markets including transportation, heavy equipment, maritime, oil and gas, utilities and government.
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Orbit
In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object, such as the trajectory of a planet around a star or a natural satellite around a planet.
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Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK Inc. was an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company.
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Outernet
Outernet Inc is a software-defined radio (SDR) and broadcast data company.
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Pass (spaceflight)
A pass, in spaceflight and satellite communications, is the period in which a satellite or other spacecraft is above the local horizon and available for radio communication with a particular ground station, satellite receiver, or relay satellite (or, in some cases, for visual sighting).
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Planet Labs
Planet Labs, Inc. (formerly Cosmogia, Inc.) is an American private Earth imaging company based in San Francisco, CA.
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Pleiades (satellite)
The Pléiades constellation is composed of two very-high-resolution optical Earth-imaging satellites.
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RapidEye
RapidEye AG was a German geospatial information provider focused on assisting in management decision-making through services based on their own Earth observation imagery.
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Samsung
Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.
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Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.
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Satellite formation flying
Satellite formation flying is the concept that multiple satellites can work together in a group to accomplish the objective of one larger, usually more expensive, satellite.
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SES S.A.
SES S.A. is a communications satellite owner and operator providing video and data connectivity worldwide to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and institutions, with a mission to “connect, enable, and enrich”.
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Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio was a satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Holdings.
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California.
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SPOT (satellite)
SPOT (Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre, lit. "Satellite for observation of Earth") is a commercial high-resolution optical imaging Earth observation satellite system operating from space.
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Spot beam
A spot beam, in telecommunications parlance, is a satellite signal that is specially concentrated in power (i.e. sent by a high-gain antenna) so that it will cover only a limited geographic area on Earth.
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SSL (company)
SSL, formerly Space Systems/Loral, LLC (SS/L), of Palo Alto, California, is a wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Maxar Technologies.
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Starlink (satellite constellation)
Starlink is a satellite constellation development project underway by SpaceX, to develop a low-cost, high-performance satellite bus and requisite customer ground transceivers to implement a new space-based Internet communication system.
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Surrey Satellite Technology
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL, is a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, now majority-owned by Airbus Defence and Space, that builds and operates small satellites.
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Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.
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Teledesic
Teledesic was a company founded in the 1990s to build a commercial broadband satellite constellation for Internet services.
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Telesat
Telesat, formerly Telesat Canada, is a Canadian satellite communications company founded on May 2, 1969.
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Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space is a Franco-Italian aerospace manufacturer formed after the Thales Group bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Leonardo, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio.
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Throughput
In general terms, throughput is the maximum rate of production or the maximum rate at which something can be processed.
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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) is a network of American communications satellites (each called a Tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS)) and ground stations used by NASA for space communications.
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V band
The V band ("vee-band") is a standard designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for a band of frequencies in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum ranging from 40 to 75 gigahertz (GHz).
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XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio (XM) was one of the three satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Holdings.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_constellation
