AstronautAtlas
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AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
From a spacecraft in orbit to a working service
Explore the Anik satellite family through geostationary geometry, satellite deployment, ground networks and the recovery of communications after the 1994 failures.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
Anik C3 leaves Columbia during STS-5 in November 1982. This deployment preceded its later transfer and service checks; the full NASA source frame is preserved.
NASA · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
From an orbiting instrument to a useful service
From reflected radio signals to coordinated global networks
Anik: connecting Canada through space
From a spacecraft in orbit to a working service
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
Power in orbit, experiments on the ground
One suggested order from the foundations to Anik: connecting Canada through space. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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