Properties (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Satellite
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment |
Minimal delay
|
gptkbp:decommissioned |
End of operational life
|
gptkbp:design |
Antennas
Solar panels Transponders |
gptkbp:elevation |
35786 kilometers
|
gptkbp:examples |
gptkb:Telesat_Anik_F2
gptkb:GOES-16 gptkb:Eutelsat_5_West_A gptkb:Sky_Muster gptkb:Inmarsat-3_F4 SES-10 Intelsat 1 SES-1 Hispasat 30W-6 Optus D1 DirecTV 1 Thor 7 |
gptkbp:function |
Communication
Surveillance Weather monitoring |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Geostationary Satellites
|
gptkbp:impact |
Disaster response
Solar radiation Weather forecasting Space debris Global communications |
gptkbp:is_used_in |
Broadcasting
Internet services Telecommunications Television broadcasting Remote sensing Data services Emergency communication Satellite radio |
gptkbp:launched |
1964
|
gptkbp:lifespan |
15 years
|
gptkbp:maintainedBy |
Space agencies
|
gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:Earth
|
gptkbp:notable_feature |
Fixed_position_relative_to_Earth
|
gptkbp:operates_in |
Government agencies
Private companies |
gptkbp:orbitalInclination |
Assigned_by_ITU
|
gptkbp:period |
24 hours
|
gptkbp:position |
Equatorial_plane
|
gptkbp:replacedBy |
New satellites
|
gptkbp:requires |
Geostationary orbit
High power output Station-keeping maneuvers |
gptkbp:surrounding_area |
One-third of the Earth's surface
|
gptkbp:type |
Communication satellite
Meteorological satellite Navigation_satellite |