How Does It Work? Table of Contents What is a Satellite? Anatomy of a satellite How does a satellite communicate? Bandwidth and Transmission Suggested Reading Satellites communicate by exchanging electromagnetic waves, either on the Earth’s surface or in space, hovering above a pole or orbiting us everyday. Communication doesn’t necessarily have to occur in the Radio spectrum. Your TV remote communicates with its set top box with infrared waves, while phones communicate with microwaves. Google Earth provides you the opportunity to visit any place on Earth, yet what do most people do? Look at their own house. In fact, Google Earth doesn’t just show you high-resolution pictures; like Scrooge on one of his ghosts, you are practically tossed there, as you can witness walking pedestrians and live traffic! But how does Google Earth achieve this feat? With satellites! What is a Satellite? The word satellite doesn’t necessarily describe a mechanical box floating through space with...
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