Satellites and Services

Contents:

Satellite Applications

1. Communications Satellites

a) Broadcasting

b) Internet and Phone Services

c) Mobile Communications

d) Global Communications

e) Emergency and disaster response

2. Navigation

a) Compare and contrast between GPS and GLONASS

b) A review of BeiDou system and IRNSS satellite navigation systems

c) GPS system used by Android phones for location information

d) GPS system used by mobile phones for location information

3. Remote Sensing

a) Satellites systems that support remote sensing services

b) Ground infrastructure is required for satellite remote sensing operations

c) Publicly accessible remote sensing information

d) Softwares are available for processing remote sensing imagery

4. Scientific Research

a) Astronomy

b) Meteorology

c) Environmental Science

d) Compare and contrast between Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope

5. Military and Intelligence

a) Differences between civilian and military satellites

6. Commercial

a) Orcomm asset tracking and monitoring

b) Orbcomm vs GPS satellite system

7. Space Exploration

a) Hubble Telescope

8. Conclusion

9. Multiple-choice sample questions