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EAGLE Vision - Orbits
Activity: Learn about various satellite orbits and their impact on
imagery collection. See the tools used to predict overhead
collection windows.
Orbits of Satellites- When we talk about how Earth and the
other planets travel around the Sun, we say they orbit the Sun.
Likewise, the moon orbits Earth. Many artificial satellites also
orbit Earth. Satellites can orbit Earth's equator or go over
Earth's North and South Poles . . . or anything in between. They
orbit at a low altitude of just a few hundred miles above Earth's
surface or thousands of miles out in space. When it comes to
satellites, space engineers have different types of orbits to
choose from. The choice of orbit all depends on the satellite's
job.
Orbit Vocabulary:
• Solar System: a system of celestial bodies that orbit or gather
around one large body; galaxy
• Magnetic Field: An area that is magnetic, or that has the
power to attract and hold other objects
• Elliptical: egg-shaped
• Horizon: the place where the eye can see no further because
the Earth's surface is rounded