Saturday, August 27, 2011

VIEWS FROM SPACE WITH SATELLITES

Image from creategenius
Digital Globe, the world’s leading provider of satellite imagery (photographs from space) launched a new and improved satellite, WorldView-2, on October 8, 2009 It has better accuracy and maneuverability to take better pictures from space and help us have a better understanding of our world.

Visit WorldView 2 Satellite to learn more about this amazing new satellite just launched last year. See the launch and videos and pictures of the satellite. 

World View 2 Launch Video
Rocket Launch Failure
World View 2 Pictures in Lab

ASSIGNMENT
1. Read pages 8-11 Views From Space Lesson One in Catastrophic Events  to learn about how satellites orbit and take pictures of the earth.
2. Complete Views from Space assignment from the article.
3. Think of a question to ask an employee of Digital Globe about their satellites.

NPR All Things Considered September 19, 2011

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

how many satallites do you set of every 5 years? signed Lion Yoshi and Franky

Anonymous said...

how long did it take you to build World View 2?
signed wafflegirl44

Anonymous said...

how many positions are there in the design and building of satalites?
sign kala119

Anonymous said...

How fast dose the satllit move? signed Dc Dood

Anonymous said...

How often does a satellite take pictures of the earth?

Signed - Giraffe09

Anonymous said...

How do you control the satellites from earth? Signed, Sam

Anonymous said...

My question is how you lanch a satellite into space,or whats the process? From:Baragon

Anonymous said...

How do you come up with the names for the satellites?
singed - Turtle:)

Anonymous said...

How long does it take to make a satellite?
signed, Whale

Anonymous said...

What will you do with the other satellits you have in space already?
signed, Eliza Jane

Anonymous said...

How much did it cost to build the satellite?
-green

Anonymous said...

how much did it cost to build the satellite?
-green

Anonymous said...

How long does it take to make a satillite?
Signed, Dolphin

Anonymous said...

How long did the total process of planing and building take?

Signed-Sushi Now

Anonymous said...

how many years dose a sattillite last? signed purple princess

Anonymous said...

how big is the sattilitte? signed purple princess

Anonymous said...

how mmeny pictures dose it take a day


sined bob

Wynne Palmer said...

Thank you for your questions about DigitalGlobe's satellites! We will answer them soon. I enjoyed watching the launch today knowing that you were all watching it too. My connection with the satellites is a reporting and metrics function to our biggest customer. While I'm not directly involved with the design of the satellites or with flying them, I'm very involved with their performance and how to best communicate information about the amazing things they do.
Thanks for joining us in this exciting milestone! Please keep checking our website for current information.