Satellites around the Earth by Carole Rawding https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm What do we know? What do we want to know? What did we learn? en-us 2017-02-16 16:10:19 UTC 2025-11-29 14:31:01 UTC hello@padlet.com How many satellites are orbiting the Earth? rawdingc https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154359547 2017-02-16 16:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154359547 Do all of the satellites orbit at the same altitude? rawdingc https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154359683 2017-02-16 16:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154359683 What are some of the jobs of the satellites? rawdingc https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154359931 2017-02-16 16:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154359931 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372317 what happens to a satellite when it freezes up. what happens to the material. ]]> 2017-02-16 16:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372317 AJ apriscu20 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372356 There are 2,271 satellites in orbit but that could be wrong

]]> 2017-02-16 16:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372356 Caleb https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372538 Do all satellites look the same?]]> 2017-02-16 16:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372538 Paul https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372579 No not all satellites orbit at the same altitude]]> 2017-02-16 16:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372579 I agree with AJs numbers. https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372814 2017-02-16 16:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372814 John Roy https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372823 Have any crashed into each other or crashed into the Earth?
There is a very slim chance that Satellites would crash because of the space between them.

]]> 2017-02-16 16:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372823 Matthew https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372876 Are they all Government owned? is there designated Airspace for certain country owned satellites?]]> 2017-02-16 16:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372876 Nyah https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372922 do these satellites affect the earth enviromentaly?

Contributes to global warming and when satellites go bad the space junk pollutes the atmosphere. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2002JD002898/full

]]> 2017-02-16 16:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154372922 Luke https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373090 Not all satellites have the same period of orbit]]> 2017-02-16 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373090 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373104 what happens if a satellite
 stop working]]> 2017-02-16 16:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373104 What are satellites made out of https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373142 From Joe]]> 2017-02-16 16:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373142 Luke B. https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373321 LEO and MEO are the two types of satellite systems and are compared by their low earth orbit and their medium earth orbit. ]]> 2017-02-16 16:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373321 Paul https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373393 What country has the most satellites in orbit]]> 2017-02-16 16:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373393 Caleb https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373444 How are satellites dispersed around the world?]]> 2017-02-16 16:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373444 Caleb https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373767 What happens when a satellite loses its circular orbit?]]> 2017-02-16 16:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373767 Colin https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373843 Astronauts go into space and manually fix them, when they are broken.]]> 2017-02-16 16:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373843 Cayeb Cobbler https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373861 Satellites are dispersed in space. ]]> 2017-02-16 16:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373861 Luke B. https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373870 Based on pixalytics.com, there are 4,256 satellites orbiting the earth. ]]> 2017-02-16 16:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154373870 A satellite is just anything that orbits the Earth. The moon is a satellite https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374040 from Bram]]> 2017-02-16 16:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374040 To give us visuals of maps (GPS) https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374117 2017-02-16 16:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374117 Paul https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374358 MEO= Medium Earth Orbit
LEO= Low Earth Oribit]]> 2017-02-16 16:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374358 Seany Hoovs https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374383 What does NASA stand for?]]> 2017-02-16 16:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374383 Caleb https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374446 Do astronauts blow up satellites on purpose sometimes?]]> 2017-02-16 16:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374446 AJ apriscu20 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374791 Could a satellite be made into a weapon?]]> 2017-02-16 16:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374791 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374827 From Joe]]> 2017-02-16 16:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154374827 Paul https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375170 What is GEO]]> 2017-02-16 16:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375170 Sean https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375181 Can satellites over heat and blow up by themselves?]]> 2017-02-16 16:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375181 Colin https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375303 the usa has 568 sats in space.]]> 2017-02-16 16:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375303 Luke B. https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375389 Do satellites experience weather changes like heat and coldness. ]]> 2017-02-16 16:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375389 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375400 Can satellites overheat? ]]> 2017-02-16 16:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375400 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375538 yes, it can be used to spy on countries and find secret locations. ]]> 2017-02-16 16:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154375538 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376023 satellites ]]> 2017-02-16 16:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376023 what is spacex? https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376080 2017-02-16 16:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376080 Paul https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376082 How do Satellites not get sucked in by the Earths gravity?]]> 2017-02-16 16:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376082 Luke https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376127 How big are satellites]]> 2017-02-16 16:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376127 Ryan https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376171 Radiation cools things down in space. Eventually an object will reach a point where it is radiating the same amount it is absorbing.
- in retrospect to can satellites overheat.

]]> 2017-02-16 16:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376171 Colin https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376193 what sat has the farthest view in space?]]> 2017-02-16 16:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376193 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376919 The earth's gravity keep them in orbit, but they have to maintain a tangential velocity]]> 2017-02-16 16:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376919 Andrew apriscu20 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376986 Satellites are solar powered by the sun and therefore never need fuel.]]> 2017-02-16 16:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154376986 Paul https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377131 What was the first satellite to be released into the atmosphere]]> 2017-02-16 16:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377131 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377145 Geostationary earth orbit. ]]> 2017-02-16 16:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377145 Luke https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377536 The first satellite was launched in 1957 by the Soviets]]> 2017-02-16 16:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377536 https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377616 Russia]]> 2017-02-16 16:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377616 "Earth and the moon are called "natural" satellites. But usually when someone says "satellite," they are talking about a "man-made" satellite. Man-made satellites are machines made by people. These machines are launched into space and orbit Earth or another body in space." https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377627 2017-02-16 16:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154377627 Caleb https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154378009 How accurate is sandy cheeks depiction of a nasa space suit?]]> 2017-02-16 16:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rawdingc/gp5y4l768zmm/wish/154378009