• Question: Katie how do you control the satellites do you have a romote control

    Asked by 632spag42 on 7 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by Achsu.
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      anon answered on 7 Nov 2016:


      We control spacecraft using things called telecommands. These are commands that are sent to the satellites via antennas on the ground, and they are received by the satellites via on-board antennas. Once the telecommand has been received, the satellite’s on-board computer puts it into action.

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