SatellitesInfobase Publishing, 14. maí 2014 - 337 síður Contains essays that examine significant people, events, discoveries, collaborations, and experiments related to the development and use of satellites, and includes an extensive chronology, photographs and illustrations, and a glossary. |
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From Sputnik 1 to Aura | 1 |
How a Satellite Works | 37 |
Satellites Come in All Sizes and Shapes | 73 |
Military Satellites | 91 |
Weather Satellites | 139 |
Communications Satellites | 153 |
Navigation Satellites | 175 |
Satellites as Scientific Observatories | 185 |
EarthObserving Spacecraft | 211 |
Earth System Science and Global Change | 229 |
Conclusion | 247 |
Chronology | 249 |
Glossary | 271 |
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Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 197 |
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