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Tabla de Contenidos: “…4 -- 1.3 History of the Evolution of Satellites 7 -- 1.3.1 Era of Hot Air Balloons and Sounding Rockets 7 -- 1.3.2 Launch of Early Artificial Satellites 8 -- 1.3.3 Satellites for Communications, Meteorology and Scientific Exploration -- Early Developments 10 -- 1.3.4 Non-geosynchronous Communication Satellites: Telstar and Relay Programmes 11 -- 1.3.5 Emergence of Geosynchronous Communication Satellites 12 -- 1.3.6 International Communication Satellite Systems 15 -- 1.3.7 Domestic Communication Satellite Systems 16 -- 1.3.8 Satellites for other Applications also made Rapid Progress 19 -- 1.3.9 Small or Miniature Satellites 22 -- 1.4 Evolution of Launch Vehicles 27 -- 1.5 Future Trends 33 -- 1.5.1 Communication Satellites 33 -- 1.5.2 Weather Forecasting Satellites 33 -- 1.5.3 Earth Observation Satellites 33 -- 1.5.4 Navigational Satellites 34 -- 1.5.5 Military Satellites 35 -- Further Reading 35 -- Glossary 35 -- 2 Satellite Orbits and Trajectories 37 -- 2.1 Definition of an Orbit and a Trajectory 37 -- 2.2 Orbiting Satellites -- Basic Principles 37 -- 2.2.1 Newton's Law of Gravitation 39 -- 2.2.2 Newton's Second Law of Motion 40 -- 2.2.3 Kepler's Laws 41 -- 2.3 Orbital Parameters 44 -- 2.4 Injection Velocity and Resulting Satellite Trajectories 61 -- 2.5 Types of Satellite Orbits 67 -- 2.5.1 Orientation of the Orbital Plane 67 -- 2.5.2 Eccentricity of the Orbit 68 -- 2.5.3 Distance from Earth 70 -- 2.5.4 Sun-synchronous Orbit 73 -- Further Readings 76 -- Glossary 76 -- 3 Satellite Launch and In-orbit Operations 79 -- 3.1 Acquiring the Desired Orbit 79 -- 3.1.1 Parameters Defining the Satellite Orbit 80 -- 3.1.2 Modifying the Orbital Parameters 83 -- 3.2 Launch Sequence 95 -- 3.2.1 Types of Launch Sequence 95 -- 3.3 Launch Vehicles 100 -- 3.3.1 Introduction 100 -- 3.3.2 Classification 100 -- 3.3.3 Anatomy of a Launch Vehicle 104.…”

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“…With a focus on these documentaries, Gotelind Müller discusses how history is presented on screen, and explores the function of visual history for memory culture and wider society. …”
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“…Essays on political science detail how contemporary citizens in the United States rely extensively on political parties, interest groups, and bureaucrats to operate a constitution designed to prevent the rise of parties, interest-group politics, and an entrenched bureaucracy. The essays on law explore how contemporary citizens appear to expect and accept the exertions of power by a Supreme Court, whose members are increasingly disconnected from the world of practical politics. …”

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