Sunday 26 August 2012

Lesson 04: What is Satellite?

What is a Satellite?

A satellite is a space vehicle launched by humans and orbits Earth or revolves around another object in space.

A communications satellite is a microwave repeater in the sky that consists of a receiver-transmitter combination called a transponder.

A communications satellite consists of two major units: bus and payload.
  • The Bus includes control mechanisms (electrical and mechanical) that support the payload operation from launch through the end of its life.
  • The payload is all the specialized equipment needed to perform its designed function (communication between earth stations).

RazakSAT: Malaysia's second remote sensing satellite after TiungSAT-1.

source: wiki, ATSB, UTM note.

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