NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING

THE SATELLITES

EXPOSITORS:
• MARIA FERNANDA PALMA URBINA. INDUSTRIAL ENGENERING.
• HUGO JOSÉ ROMERO MAIRENA. MECHANICAL ENGENERING.
WHAT IS A SATELLITE…?

A satellite is a moon, planet or machine that

orbits a planet or star. For example, Earth is a
satellite because it orbits the sun. Likewise,
the moon is a satellite because it orbits Earth.
Usually, the word "satellite" refers to a
machine that is launched into space and
moves around Earth or another body in
space.
 TYPES OF SATELLITES
NATURALS SATELLITES
• A satellite is anything that orbits
around a larger object. A natural
satellite is any celestial body in space
that orbits around a larger body.
Moons are called natural satellites
because they orbit planets.
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• An artificial satellite is an object that
people have made and launched
into orbit using rockets. There are
currently over a thousand active
satellites orbiting the Earth. The
size, altitude and design of a satellite
depend on its purpose.
WHERE ARE THEY
FROM?
They were formed with the planets.

They are captured bodies by gravity or they have

evolved beside the planet.
CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL SATELLITES

The Moon,
The
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that turn different on is
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around quantities unknow it
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others of is believed
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stars, satellites, that some
others are helium, I.S, but the except
generally join for are formed
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arounds reciprocal by rocks
and rocky. and
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forces.
.
ORBITS: DESCRIPTION OF A PATH.
WHO INVENTED SATELLITES?
 SPACE RACE

The united states' first

1957 the U.S. and the satellite was explorer 1 on
Soviet Union are locked Jan. 31, 1958. The
into the Cold War. The satellite was only 2
Soviet Union has just percent the mass of
launched the world's first sputnik 2, however, at 30
satellite, Sputnik pounds (13 kg).

Following that feat, on

Nov. 3, 1957 the soviets
launched an even more
massive satellite —
sputnik 2 — which carried
a dog, Laika.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTIFICIAL
SATELLITES
They are space vehicles put around the Earth’s orbits or others
stars’ orbits.

They are built for men and their path can be modify.

Get information for the Earth.

They have different tasks, like communication, navigation, military

uses, etc.

They are feeding by solar cells.

They describe orbits: down, polar, geostationary, elliptic orbit.

 CLASSIFICATION OF ARTIFICIAL
SATELLITES
EARTH’S STUDIES NAVIGATION

METOROLOGICAL
ANTISATELLITES COMUNICATION

MINIATURIZED ASTRONOMICAL
 WHICH ARE THE PARTS OF A
SATELLITE?

Many NASA satellites carry cameras and

scientific sensors. Sometimes these instruments
point toward Earth to gather information about
its land, air and water. Other times they face
toward space to collect data from the solar
system and universe.
What properties need to have
the materials to function in
the space ?
High resistance to vibrations
High resistance to pressures
High resistance to temperature changes
High resistance to fatigue
High resistance to impact
High durability
Great long lasting.
 WHICH ARE THOSE MATERIALS

Carbon
Kevlar: Nanotube:These,
On its own, Titanium: is a
is a material are currently in
aluminum is not strong and
used in Carbon Fiber: phases of
incredibly strong lightweight
bulletproof vests research. These
but when Are formed of refractory
and armour, is an tubes are 10
combined into carbon material. Is
incredibly times smaller
alloys with other prefabricated stronger than
lightweight and than a human
metals into it filaments steal and has
strong material hair but,
becomes much half the density
making it perfect however, have a
stronger of Steel.
for space travel. atomic structure
indestructible.
HOW MANY SATELLITES there are?
 LATIN AMERICAN SATELLITES
Country Numbers of satellites Year of launching
Chile 1 2017 from India
Colombia 2 2007,2018
Bolivia 1 2013
Brazil 20 2003-2017
Mexico 11 1985-2015
Venezuela 3 2008,2012,2018
Peru 1 2016
Ecuador 1 2013