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- Satellites and the GPS / by Rosinsky, Natalie M.(Natalie Myra)(CARDINAL)737058;
Circling high above Earth -- Satellites then and now -- Many kinds of satellites -- Where is everyone? -- How the Global Positioning System works -- Ways the Global Positioning System helps.A brief introduction to the history, characteristics, and importance of satellites, especially those that make up the Global Positioning System.Accelerated Reader AR- Subjects: Artificial satellites in navigation; Artificial satellites; Global Positioning System;
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- A boater's guide to VHF and GMDSS / by Fletcher, Sue.;
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- Subjects: Radio on boats.; Shortwave radio.; Navigation; Radio in navigation.; Artificial satellites in navigation.; Search and rescue operations.; Distress signals.;
- © 2002., International Marine/McGraw-Hill,
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- GMDSS : a user's handbook / by Bréhaut, Denise.;
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- Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Artificial satellites in navigation; Search and rescue operations; Radio in navigation; Distress signals;
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- Satellites / by Angelo, Joseph A.(CARDINAL)518663;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index.- Subjects: Artificial satellites.;
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- Cubesats and other satellite tech. by Spilsbury, Richard author; World Book, Inc.(CARDINAL)170438;
CubeSats -- Telecommunications -- Navigation -- Earth Observation -- Observing Space."New miniaturized Cubesats are revolutionizing the space industry and changing the way we explore and utilize space. These miniaturized satellites reduce the cost and time required to design, build, and launch satellites with a remarkable array of amazing capabilities. This book looks at the ways that Cubesats and other satellite technology are opening up new possibilities for commercial applications and scientific discoveries in space"--Ages11-14- Subjects: Nanosatellites; Artificial satellites;
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- You wouldn't want to live without satellites! / by Graham, Ian,1953-author.(CARDINAL)318722;
The first satellites -- Watching Earth -- Will it rain? -- Communications satellites -- Where am I? -- Astronauts in orbit -- What's on TV? -- Keeping track -- The business of space -- Space telescopes -- Circling other planets -- Space junk.A satellite is a small object traveling around something bigger. The Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. A spacecraft launched into orbit around Earth is an artificial satellite. Since Sputnik-1, about 6,000 more satellites have been launched by 40 countries. Nearly 4,000 are still in orbit, and about 1,000 of them are still working. Learn about how we use satellites every day without knowing it to talk on the telephone, watch television, use the internet, predict the weather, navigate the landscape, and run businesses.970LAccelerated Reader AR- Subjects: Artificial satellites;
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- Physics for future presidents : the science behind the headlines / by Muller, R.(Richard)(CARDINAL)749215;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-359) and index.Learn the science behind the headlines in this work that outlines the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power, and the reality of global warming.- Subjects: Physics; Science and state.; Science in mass media.;
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