Sattelites

Question 1

First sattelite ever launched

Answer 1

Sputnik 1 in 1957 by the former Soviet Union size of a football,purpose was to prove that it is possible to send something into orbit
Sputnik 2 was launched a month later

Question 2

Explorer 1

Answer 2

Launched in 1958 by America

Question 3

Alouette 1

Answer 3

Made Canada the third country in the world to launch a sattelite
Collected data from extreme upper parts of the atmosphere

Question 4

Anik series

Answer 4

Anik 1 lunacies in 1972
Enable whole country to have telecommunications coverage and transmitted 12 television channels to large ground stations
The signals were rebroadcasts by regional ground based transmitters
Connected Canada’s northern communities with rest of the country

Question 5

Anik f3

Answer 5

Communication attlite launched in 2007 by telestat Canada from launch pad in French Guiana in South America
It’s is in an geostationary orbit
Provides internet services across north America
Mass of 5900 kg

Question 6

GPS

Answer 6

Uses receivers to pick up low energy microwave signals from a group of sattelite a
Minicomputer in gosbreciever can show location
Walking or in a vehicle and what direction your are going

Question 7

Envistat

Answer 7

Environmental sattelite
Launched by esa in 2002
Used to observe earth
Packed with array of sensors for studying the atmosphere the oceans land surfaces and ice

Question 8

GOCE

Answer 8

Gravity field and steady sate ocean circulation explorer
Launched in 2008 by the esa
Makes measurements if subtle variations in earths gravity
Distribution of matter affects gravity sensed
Mounting located on surface affects gravity