Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Previously, we already talked about Geo-Stationary Satellite and what its purposes. Now, we will look at one of the technology used by the satellite. It is called 'Global Positioning System'. Let say when you are traveling to somewhere unfamiliar, and you do not know where exactly you are and is it the correctly heading you took? Well, introducing to Global Positioning System (GPS) that will help you to navigate and notify what is your current location. This kind of technology created to ease-up the humankind especially for travelers. The GPS becomes famous nowdays and some of you might be take it as a requirement for life.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Space Technology: Sun-Synchronous Satellite

Sun-Synchronous Satellite is one of the satellites that moving around the earth and always gets its power source from the sun. It also called a geo-centric which includes altitude and inclination measurement. Due to the satellite is always keeps moving on, so in 24 hours the satellite will pass few countries at the same local solar system (to get solar power from the sun). And this is of course the complete one year of the satellite oscillation, is the direct correlation with actual solar time.

For a geo-stationary satellite, we all know that the purposes are for communication, coordination, TV broadcasting and earth observation. In sun-synchronous satellite case the purpose are mostly for the military and remote sensing. This kind of satellite we can use it for spying other countries.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Space Technology: Geo-Stationary Satellite

A Geo-Stationary Satellite (also known as Geo-Synchronous Satellite) is one of the satellite types which positioned straight on top of the equator (earth surface) accurately 22,300 miles out in space. With this particular distance, the satellite must take a full 24 hours to complete a circle together with earth. The tricky practice here is to make sure that the satellite has to move along with earth wherever it goes. In other word, a geo-stationary satellite has to remain in the same mark on earth. The animation picture below might help out to get a better understanding about the movement of geo-stationary satellite.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Few Words From "The Writer"

Hello and welcome to KNOW4TECH website!

The world revolution has becomes the most important topic nowdays. In this website, you might find out what is the latest technologies revealed to us and the engineering science implemented to the new born products.

Well, you can recognize me as "chairoolz" and I am one of the gadget freaks out there. I'm really interested in finding out the latest technology developed using what kind science theory related to it. For me, science is magic and waiting to humankind in how to implement it for the world benefits.

Credits to Google because of providing us such a wonderful medium to create a website and pass the information to others!

For the first post I don't have any intention to talk much about myself and will start writing about new technologies in my next posting.

Thank you for dropping by & wish you "have a nice day!".