Scientific satellites provide space‐based platforms to carry out fundamental research about the world we live in, our near and far space. This chapter begins with a discussion of satellite‐based versus ground‐based scientific techniques, and goes on to describe the various types of payloads that are carried by the scientific satellites. It discusses the scientific applications of satellites covering in detail the contributions made by these satellites to Earth sciences, solar physics, astronomy and astrophysics. Major scientific satellite missions launched beyond the solar system namely, the Hubble space telescope (HST), Compton gamma ray observatory (CGRO), Chandra X‐ray observatory and the Spitzer space telescope (SST) are described in the chapter. Several satellite experiments have been launched to carry out research in the fields of microgravity, cosmic rays and fundamental physics. The chapter ends with a discussion on the future trends in the field of scientific satellites.
Scientific Satellites
Satellite Technology ; 658-716
2014-05-16
59 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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