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A satellite ground track or satellite ground trace is the path on the surface of a planet directly below a satellite's trajectory. It is also known as a suborbital track or subsatellite track, and is the vertical projection of the satellite's orbit onto the surface of the Earth (or whatever body the satellite is orbiting). [1]
Orbit of AMC-8 satellite around the Earth in 2000, transferring from a geostationary transfer orbit to a geostationary orbit An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight ) is a spaceflight in which a spacecraft is placed on a trajectory where it could remain in space for at least one orbit .
It has been called "the best race track in the world" by former Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone, who held the managing rights of the circuit between 2007 and 2011. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The circuit was then managed by the Turkish company Intercity since October 2012 to March 2024. [ 7 ]
The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 77 circuits in total have hosted a Grand Prix.A lot of classic (older) circuits have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations throughout their history: Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, etc. Taking Nürburgring as an example, the first World Championship race there used the 22.835 km (14.189 mi ...
Igora Drive: Novozhilovo Russia: Grand Prix 5.183 km (3.221 mi) Europe Short 4.086 km (2.539 mi) Indianapolis Motor Speedway [N 4] Indianapolis United States: F1 Grand Prix 4.192 km (2.605 mi) North America Istanbul Park [N 5] Tuzla Turkey: Grand Prix 5.338 km (3.317 mi) Asia Jeddah Corniche Circuit [N 6] Jeddah Saudi Arabia: Grand Prix
Spaceflight (or space flight) is an application of astronautics to fly objects, usually spacecraft, into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board.Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly with spacecraft such as satellites in orbit around Earth, but also includes space probes for flights beyond Earth orbit.
In the Known Space universe, constructed by Larry Niven, Earth uses constant acceleration drives in the form of Bussard ramjets to help colonize the nearest planetary systems. In the non-known space novel A World Out of Time , Jerome Branch Corbell (for himself), "takes" a ramjet to the Galactic Center and back in 150 years ships time (most of ...
The track was also the home of the Oreca F3000 team. After Ricard's death, the track was sold to Excelis, a company owned by Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone, in 1999. The track was rebuilt into an advanced test track, and was for a time known as the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track (Paul Ricard HTTT) before changing its name back to ...