Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
23 Apr 2026 at 12:59pm
A satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites. Humans have also created artificial satellites?human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy. These types of satellites have fundamentally changed humanity?such as connecting us with ...
Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
20 Apr 2026 at 2:07pm
Communications satellites are one such technology, and they play a major role in our daily lives. Prior to the 1960s, long-distance communication via radio, telephone, and television networks was a challenge. Local areas often had very good coverage, and broad networks might blanket a nation, but the whole world wasn't yet covered.
Three Ways Satellites Help Us Understand Our Environment
8 Aug 2022 at 11:53pm
Learn about three ways that satellites have led to a better understanding of how we affect our environment.
Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
9 Apr 2026 at 4:11am
Telstar was one of the most significant communications satellites of the early space age. It raised an important policy question: Should communications satellites be operated and controlled by private corporations or under government auspices? The United States chose government direction and created two new institutions, COMSAT and INTELSAT, to develop satellite communcations, an arrangement ...
Satellite, Communications, Sirius FM-4 - National Air and Space Museum
9 Aug 2020 at 8:42am
This satellite represents the first generation of space-based, commercial radio service developed by Sirius Radio, a U.S. company (now Sirius XM Radio). Designed in 1987 and initiating service in 2001, the Sirius satellite system consisted of three satellites that provided more than 150 digital music and audio channels to North America. Their inclined geosynchronous orbits were a distinctive ...
Telstar and the World of 1962 - National Air and Space Museum
22 Jul 2012 at 11:59pm
Last week, the Museum recognized the 50th anniversary of Telstar, the first ?active? satellite (one that can receive a radio signal from a ground station and then immediately re-transmit it to another) and the first technology of any kind that enabled transatlantic television transmissions. In 1962, both accomplishments generated intense interest, excitement, and commentary.
How Satellites Track Storms From Space
13 Sep 2018 at 11:53pm
While commonplace today, satellite weather tracking was not possible before 1960. The first images of weather from space were taken by the TIROS I satellite on April 1, 1960. Today, different types of satellites, using a variety of tools, monitor and capture images of weather on Earth and in space ...
Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
22 Apr 2026 at 1:11am
Today, hundreds of civilian and military applications satellites ring the Earth, often operating side-by-side in orbit. They provide similar services?communications, photography, remote sensing, weather analysis, and navigation?reaching different but occasionally overlapping communities of users. These satellites have become an integral part of contemporary life. We take for granted daily ...
Military Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum
16 Apr 2026 at 4:06pm
Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group. It uses balloons, aviation, and space technology and has played an important role in our history.
Mercury - National Air and Space Museum
21 Apr 2026 at 1:23pm
Earth's natural satellite is the Moon, but many objects in our Solar System have multiple natural satellites. Humans have also created artificial satellites?human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy.
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23 Apr 2026 at 12:59pm
A satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites. Humans have also created artificial satellites?human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy. These types of satellites have fundamentally changed humanity?such as connecting us with ...
Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
20 Apr 2026 at 2:07pm
Communications satellites are one such technology, and they play a major role in our daily lives. Prior to the 1960s, long-distance communication via radio, telephone, and television networks was a challenge. Local areas often had very good coverage, and broad networks might blanket a nation, but the whole world wasn't yet covered.
Three Ways Satellites Help Us Understand Our Environment
8 Aug 2022 at 11:53pm
Learn about three ways that satellites have led to a better understanding of how we affect our environment.
Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
9 Apr 2026 at 4:11am
Telstar was one of the most significant communications satellites of the early space age. It raised an important policy question: Should communications satellites be operated and controlled by private corporations or under government auspices? The United States chose government direction and created two new institutions, COMSAT and INTELSAT, to develop satellite communcations, an arrangement ...
Satellite, Communications, Sirius FM-4 - National Air and Space Museum
9 Aug 2020 at 8:42am
This satellite represents the first generation of space-based, commercial radio service developed by Sirius Radio, a U.S. company (now Sirius XM Radio). Designed in 1987 and initiating service in 2001, the Sirius satellite system consisted of three satellites that provided more than 150 digital music and audio channels to North America. Their inclined geosynchronous orbits were a distinctive ...
Telstar and the World of 1962 - National Air and Space Museum
22 Jul 2012 at 11:59pm
Last week, the Museum recognized the 50th anniversary of Telstar, the first ?active? satellite (one that can receive a radio signal from a ground station and then immediately re-transmit it to another) and the first technology of any kind that enabled transatlantic television transmissions. In 1962, both accomplishments generated intense interest, excitement, and commentary.
How Satellites Track Storms From Space
13 Sep 2018 at 11:53pm
While commonplace today, satellite weather tracking was not possible before 1960. The first images of weather from space were taken by the TIROS I satellite on April 1, 1960. Today, different types of satellites, using a variety of tools, monitor and capture images of weather on Earth and in space ...
Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
22 Apr 2026 at 1:11am
Today, hundreds of civilian and military applications satellites ring the Earth, often operating side-by-side in orbit. They provide similar services?communications, photography, remote sensing, weather analysis, and navigation?reaching different but occasionally overlapping communities of users. These satellites have become an integral part of contemporary life. We take for granted daily ...
Military Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum
16 Apr 2026 at 4:06pm
Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group. It uses balloons, aviation, and space technology and has played an important role in our history.
Mercury - National Air and Space Museum
21 Apr 2026 at 1:23pm
Earth's natural satellite is the Moon, but many objects in our Solar System have multiple natural satellites. Humans have also created artificial satellites?human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy.
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