Description should include the following types of satellites:
- Communications
- Navigational
- Surveillance (intelligence)
- Observational (weather)
- Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Defense
- Scientific
Description should also include other space systems, such as Orion.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How does the space industry affect everyday life?
- What is the definition of satellite?
- What objects currently orbit Earth?
- How, and by whom, are objects orbiting the Earth tracked?
- What role do satellites play in the growth of GPS for aircraft?
- Which satellites are geosynchronous?