There are 2 kinds of manmade satellites in the
heavens above: One kind of satellite ORBITS the
earth once or twice a day, and the other kind is
called a communications satellite and it is
PARKED in a STATIONARY position 22,300 miles
(35,900 km) above the equator of the STATIONARY
earth.
A type of the orbiting satellite includes the
space shuttle and the international space
station which keep a low earth orbit (LEO) to
avoid the deadly Van Allen radiation belts.
The most prominent satellites in medium earth
orbit (MEO) are the satellites which comprise
the GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM or GPS as it is
called.
The Global Positioning System
The global positioning system was developed by
the U.S. military and then opened to civilian
use. It is used today to track planes, ships,
trains, cars or literally anything that moves.
Anyone can buy a receiver and track their exact
location by using a GPS receiver.
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GPS satellites orbit at a height of
about 12,000 miles (19,300 km) and orbit
the earth once every 12 hours.
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About 24 GPS satellites orbit the
earth every 12 hours.
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These satellites are traveling around the earth
at speeds of about 7,000 mph (11,200 kph). GPS
satellites are powered by solar energy. They
have backup batteries onboard to keep them
running in the event of a solar eclipse, when
there's no solar power. Small rocket boosters on
each satellite keep them flying in the correct
path. The satellites have a lifetime of about 10
years until all their fuel runs out.
To view what a satellite sees, click on the link
below, Sky and Sat Viewer. You'll be able
to
get a snapshot of the earth from the
perspective of nearly 1000 satellites.
Clicking and
refreshing the image over several
hours may be very enlightening to your study of
geocentricity.
Geostationary Satellites
Geostationary or communications satellites are
PARKED in space 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above
the equator of the STATIONARY earth.
Geostationary satellites are used for weather
forecasting, satellite TV, satellite radio and
most other types of global communications.
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Communications satellite in a stationary
position or slot high above the
earth. |
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Satellite dish or receiver installed
on a house. These dishes point to a
geostationary satellite.
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At exactly 22,300 miles above the equator, the
force of gravity is cancelled by the centrifugal
force of the rotating universe. This is the
ideal spot to park a stationary satellite.
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At exactly 22,000 miles (35,900 km)
above the equator, the earth's force
of gravity is canceled by the
centrifugal force of the rotating
universe. This is the ideal location
to park a stationary satellite. The
signal to the satellite is very,
very precise and any
movement of the satellite would
cause a loss of the signal.
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Sun outages affect a geostationary satellite
Geostationary satellites are fantastic means of
communication except for one little problem
called SUN OUTAGES. These sun outages happen
during March and September when the sun passes
the equator. Here is a quote from the book
Satellite Technology:
"The elevated temperature of the sun causes
it to transmit a high-level electrical noise
signal to receiving systems
whenever it
passes behind the satellite and comes within
the beams of the receiver antennas.
The increase in noise is so severe that a
signal outage usually results. The length
and number of the outages depends on the
latitude of the earth station and the
diameter of the antenna. At an average
latitude of 40° in the continental United
States, and a 10-meter antenna, the outages
occur over 6 days with a maximum duration of
8 minutes each day. With a less directional
3-meter antenna, the outages occur over 15
days, with a maximum duration of 24
minutes."(Satellite Technology, p.
13).
This is obviously very embarrassing to the
heliocentric people because the sun is not
supposed to move. The sun does move
however, and twice a year it is over the equator.
The sun moves across the equator twice a
year giving us the vernal (spring) and
fall (autumnal) equinoxes. |
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2 times each year the sun passes the
equator as it makes it north-south
spiral.
At that time, the sun lies on the
celestial equator. The word equinox
refers to the fact that, on this day,
the night is equal to the day: each is
twelve hours long. The sun is directly
above the equator, so its rays fall
vertically down.
Unfortunately the stationary satellites
eclipses the sun and that causes
electrical noise or interference to the
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The Jesuits forgot to change the dictionary!!
Obviously the Jesuits forgot to change the
definition of the word EQUINOX in the English
dictionary because it still gives the
true scientific definition of the word with the
sun MOVING across the equator 2 times each year:
"Either of the two times during a year when
the sun crosses the celestial equator and
when the length of day and night are
approximately equal; the vernal equinox or
the autumnal equinox."(Webster's Third New International Dictionary).
PanAmSat's Description of sun outages!!
Description
PanAmSat's commercial communications satellites
are geostationary, and therefore have orbits
that lie near the equatorial plane.
During the spring
and fall equinoxes, the sun also passes close to
this plane. As seen from the ground, the sun
seems to pass behind the satellites once per
day. During the time when both the
satellite and the sun are in the ground
station's field of view, the RF noise energy
from the sun can overpower the signal from the
satellite. It is this loss or degradation of
communications traffic from the satellite that
is referred to as sun fade, sun transit or sun
outage (see diagram).
The duration of the sun outage depends on
several things such as: the beam width or field
of view of the receiving ground antenna, the
apparent radius of the sun as seen from the
Earth (about 0.25°), the RF energy given off by
the sun, the transmitter power of the satellite,
the gain and S/N performance of the ground
station receive equipment, along with other
factors. All this can affect whether a ground
station will experience a complete loss of
signal or only a tolerable degradation in signal
quality. The exact point at which sun outage
begins and ends is difficult to determine since
it is a gradual transition. The gain of an
antenna falls off sharply outside the 3dB beam
width, but it does not immediately go to zero.
Therefore, if the sun is just outside the
antenna's beam width, it can still contribute
noise and degrade system performance. This makes
it difficult to define exactly what conditions
constitute a sun outage.
How the program works
To aid with sun outage predictions, a parameter
called outage angle is defined for the ground
station. Outage angle is defined as the maximum
separation angle (measured from the ground
station antenna) between the satellite and the
sun's center, that results in a sun outage. In
other words, if the separation between the
satellite and sun is less than the specified
outage angle, then the station is said to be
experiencing a sun outage. Otherwise, the
station is not experiencing a sun outage (see
diagram).
Stationary satellites need very small motors to
keep them in their assigned slot!!
According to the heliocentric theory, the earth
is moving at about 1,000 mph at the equator. If
the geostationary satellites were moving, they
would have to move at a speed of about 7,000 mph
to maintain a stationary orbit above a fixed
point on the earth. That is about the same speed
as the GPS satellites that orbit the earth twice
a day. However, GPS satellites are equipped with
a rocket engine to maintain their
orbit.
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Geostationary satellite diagram.
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Image of a GPS satellite. Small
rocket boosters on each satellite
keep it flying in the correct path.
The satellites have a lifetime of
about 10 years until all their fuel
runs out.
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