Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger...

13
Welcome Students!
  • date post

    21-Dec-2015
  • Category

    Documents

  • view

    215
  • download

    0

Transcript of Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger...

Page 1: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Welcome Students!

Page 2: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

What is a Satellite?

An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Page 3: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

SatellitesNaturalManmade

Page 4: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Scientific Study: Hubble Telescope

Navigation: Global Positioning System

Communications: TV and cell phones

Scientific Study: Satellite collecting

particles

Remote Sensing: Weather

Types of Manmade Satellites

Page 5: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Hurricane Ivan 2004

Page 6: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Eagle Nebula

Page 7: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Why satellites?• A satellite is like a scientist being sent on a

research trip: the scientist must bring his or her tools, as well as food, supplies, and shelter

• Space Environment• Safe• In expensive

Page 8: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Eyes =

Nose =

Mouth =

Brain =

Heart =Stomach =

Bone = Skin =

Ears =

Camera

Computer

Special Instrument

Solar Panels

Structure

Radio

Antenna

Battery

Thermal Blanket

Page 9: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.
Page 10: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Antenna

Thermal Blanket

Solar PanelsComputer

Page 11: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Iso-GridBattery

Camera

Page 12: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Special

Instruments:

Magnetometer

Star Tracker

Rover

Geiger Counter

Page 13: Welcome Students!. What is a Satellite? An object, natural or human made, that orbits a larger object.

Let’s Build!

• Mission Statement: What is the purpose of your satellite?

• Special Instrument: – Rover to collect samples– star tracker to map stars– magnetometer to measure planets magnetic field– Geiger meter to measure radioactivity– probe to take pictures– ???