CGO4M: Unit # 3: Geographic Concepts Using Imagery /45 All about Satellites Assignment NAME: 1. Definitions and terms /2 K/U a. What is a satellite? b. What is an orbit? c. What are the terms for the nearest and farthest points from Earth? 2. Satellites can be divided into five or more principal types. Explain each type and give an example for each. /10 T/I 3. There are about 9,000 satellites in orbit around the earth, and there are different types of orbits; Low Earth Orbit L.E.O (Mid and High), Geostationary G.E.O, Elliptical Orbit E.0, and Polar Orbit P.O. /8 K/U a. Which orbit is best suited for each satellite application and why? CGO4M: Geomatics Canadian and World Studies Dept