Small satellites




Fill in the table.




large satellites

small satellites




description



orbit



distance from the planet, altitude



function, purpose




Solution ...



large satellites

small satellites




description

heavy, complex, expensive to build and launch

cheaper, quick to design, less power for transmission, cheap to build, easy to launch, light, simple

orbit

geostationary

polar orbit, 90 minutes

distance from the planet, altitude

36000 km

500 km

function, purpose

TV, telephone, large volume communications

"store and forward"-system, orbital post office