Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
25 Feb 2026 at 7:26am
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 ...
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.
Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
14 Mar 2026 at 2:58pm
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.
Moon (Earth) - National Air and Space Museum
13 Mar 2026 at 11:13pm
Satellites" Earth is trying to sleep but the Satellites keep bothering Earth with noisy signals. They are talking in all different languages and sending all kinds of information. More Grade Level Grade PK, Grade 1, Grade K, Grade 2, and Grade 3 Topics Moon (Earth), Satellites, and Spaceflight Leader Student, Teacher, and Parent/Caregiver Rights ...
Venus - National Air and Space Museum
10 Mar 2026 at 5:19pm
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.
Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
10 Mar 2026 at 3:03pm
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 ...
Homepage | National Air and Space Museum
10 Mar 2026 at 1:01pm
Homepage | National Air and Space Museum
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 ...
Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
10 Sep 2025 at 10:48pm
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 ...
TIROS Meteorological Satellite - National Air and Space Museum
17 Jan 2026 at 10:14am
TIROS I, and a series of successor test satellites, provided the technical experience to start separate civilian and military space-based weather observation programs. By the mid 1960s, the civilian TIROS program launched a series of satellites to provide routine, daily weather observations. The program is still in operation today and, in conjunction with other weather satellites, has made ...
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25 Feb 2026 at 7:26am
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 ...
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.
Communications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
14 Mar 2026 at 2:58pm
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.
Moon (Earth) - National Air and Space Museum
13 Mar 2026 at 11:13pm
Satellites" Earth is trying to sleep but the Satellites keep bothering Earth with noisy signals. They are talking in all different languages and sending all kinds of information. More Grade Level Grade PK, Grade 1, Grade K, Grade 2, and Grade 3 Topics Moon (Earth), Satellites, and Spaceflight Leader Student, Teacher, and Parent/Caregiver Rights ...
Venus - National Air and Space Museum
10 Mar 2026 at 5:19pm
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.
Telstar - National Air and Space Museum
10 Mar 2026 at 3:03pm
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 ...
Homepage | National Air and Space Museum
10 Mar 2026 at 1:01pm
Homepage | National Air and Space Museum
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 ...
Applications Satellites - National Air and Space Museum
10 Sep 2025 at 10:48pm
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 ...
TIROS Meteorological Satellite - National Air and Space Museum
17 Jan 2026 at 10:14am
TIROS I, and a series of successor test satellites, provided the technical experience to start separate civilian and military space-based weather observation programs. By the mid 1960s, the civilian TIROS program launched a series of satellites to provide routine, daily weather observations. The program is still in operation today and, in conjunction with other weather satellites, has made ...
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