Introduction to Satellite Technology

DURATION: ONE DAY
COURSE NO.: 1128

This is the highly-acclaimed, one-day, intense seminar for non-technical professionals in the satellite and related industries who are not familiar with, or knowledgeable in, satellite technology or business. The multimedia presentation is designed to quickly develop understanding of, and insight into, satellite terminology, applications and business opportunities. Attendees are treated to one of the most comprehensive briefings on the space and satellite industries by an internationally-recognized space expert and entrepreneur. Topics include how space works, the language of space and satellites, what can we do in space, getting it up and keeping it up, where did satellites come from, what is an orbit, where do we go from here. This course can by very useful to executives, managers and administrators, policy makers and other non-technical professionals who must understand satellites in order to make effective and correct decisions.

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Executives, program managers, financial officers, administrators, policy makers, and other non-technical professionals in aerospace and related industries. Anyone interested in fundamentals of satellites and space flight. Non-space technical professionals who want to expand their knowledge of satellites and space. Educators wishing to gain insight into the potential and technologies of space.

Nature of the universe and what is and is not in space. How space works and what can we do in space. Language of space and satellites. Getting it up there and keeping it there. Where did satellites come from and what goes into them. What is an orbit and how to get around in space. Where do we go from here.

1. The Big Bang and the Big Crunch.
   

   The Universe and its theories of origin, and its future. How the planets go around the Sun, and the Earth rotates about its axis.

2. What is Out There.
   

   Limitations of space flight, the space environment, and hazards to people in space. Human factors and surviving in orbit.

3. Where Did Satellites Come From.
   

   Columbus started it. Rockets, Sputnik, and the dawn of the Space Age. Man in space: Apollo, Skylab, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station.

4. Getting It Up There and Keeping It Up There.
   

   Newton said it first. Gravity is a weighty subject. Rockets and how they work. Spaceports. The world of launch systems.

5. What is an Orbit and How Does It Work.
   

   Kepler and the shape of orbits. Going to another planet.

6. Artificial Satellites.
   

   How satellites work and what goes into them. Satellites for fun and profit. Space debris and junk in orbit.

7. Where Do We Go from Here?
   

   Current technology, policy and business issues which effect the future. Are there opportunities for new entries? Future trends and the coming of the constellations. Big geostationary communications satellites.