A satellite can be defined as a body that orbits the earth or other planet which has been sent from the Earth into space theses are of vital importance to life on earth.
The 20th century is also known as space age. With the advancement in science and technology artificial satellites has marked a new era in the history of global telecommunication.
The Geo-stationary satellites are positioned at a height of about 36,000 km in the sky.
Radio and Television networking over entire India are done through satellite technology. So, it is popularly called as ‘space age communication technique’.
The world’ first artificial satellite, the sputnik. I was launched by the ***** union in 1957.
Very recently India has launched a satellite IRS P-2 into the orbit successfully from the country’* space port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Satellite construction and launching is carried out as a part of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The ISRO centre is located at Bangalore,
The satellite launching centres are located near Hassan in Karnataka.
National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) Hyderabad is responsible for reception, processing of data from remote sensing satellites
