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What is a MicroSat?
Read more →: What is a MicroSat?Microsat is a type of artificial satellite weighing roughly around 10-100 Kg and is launched into space at…
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What do you mean by Graveyard Orbit?
Read more →: What do you mean by Graveyard Orbit?A graveyard orbit is an orbit at an altitude of 36,050 Km above the earth’s surface (higher than…
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What are Electrical Ground Support Equipments (EGSE)?
Read more →: What are Electrical Ground Support Equipments (EGSE)?Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) are tools that are used by satellites & engineers on the ground to…
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What is an Escape Velocity?
Read more →: What is an Escape Velocity?Escape velocity is defined as the speed at which an object travels to break free from the planets…
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What is a Star Tracker?
Read more →: What is a Star Tracker?Star trackers or star sensors are optical devices that are used by satellites as a navigational tool to…
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Why are Solar Panels used in Satellites & Spacecrafts?
Read more →: Why are Solar Panels used in Satellites & Spacecrafts?Spacecrafts or satellites that orbit around the earth, near the sun are powered by solar energy. Solar panels…
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What is an Orbital Velocity?
Read more →: What is an Orbital Velocity?Orbital Velocity is defined as the minimum velocity at which an object requires to revolve around another object.…
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What is a Bipropellant Thruster?
Read more →: What is a Bipropellant Thruster?A bipropellant thruster is a thruster that uses two propellants (very often liquid propellants) which are kept separately before reacting…
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What are Polar Orbits?
Read more →: What are Polar Orbits?Polar orbits are earth-centered orbit that passes through the north-south poles with an altitude of 200-1000 Km above…
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What is a Cold Gas Thruster?
Read more →: What is a Cold Gas Thruster?A cold gas thruster is a type of propulsion system which uses the expansion of pressurized gas to…
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What is an Ion Thruster?
Read more →: What is an Ion Thruster?An Ion Thruster is a form of electric propulsion that works on the concept of ionization. This process…
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What is an Highly Elliptical Orbit?
Read more →: What is an Highly Elliptical Orbit?Highly elliptical orbit (HEO) is a satellite orbit that has an altitude of about 1,000 to 35,756 km…