Significant Milestones in Satellite Technology Intelsat I (Early Bird) - first commercial telecommunications satellite Molniya - first domestic satellite by the Soviet Union
Satellite System A radio repeater in the sky consisting of: - a transponder - a ground based station to control its operations - a user network of earth stations that provide the facilities for transmission and reception of communication traffic through the satellite systems.
Satellite Link A communications path formed between two or more ground stations transmitting and receiving radio communications traffic via satellite
Satellite Link a. Uplink - that portion of the satellite communications link involving the transmission of traffic from the ground station up to the satellite b. Downlink - that portion of a satellite communications link involving the transmission of traffic from the satellite to earth terminal
Applications of Satellite a. Remote sensing
Applications of Satellite b. Weather Forecasting / Hazard Detection
Applications of Satellite c. Agricultural Production Forecasting
Applications of Satellite d. Intelligence / Surveillance Operations