how to make a satelitte
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How would you like to be the chief engineer for an important NASA mission? In this activity, you get to design the latest and greatest satellite. Your satellite could help study things happening on Earth, take pictures of planets in our solar system, keep an eye on our sun, or even find planets elsewhere in the universe!

You get to decide how to make your satellite—its all up to you. While you are building your satellite, though, keep in mind that your satellite must have a couple of basic things:

Click on the image to see what a real satellite looks like!
Container: Your satellite needs some sort of container to hold all of the gizmos together and keep its instruments safe.Power Source: You will need something to give your satellite electricity so that it can run all of its high-tech gizmos. Solar panels or fancy batteries are two options.

Scientific Instruments: This is the why you launched your satellite in the first place! Instruments can take pictures of far away galaxies or planets right here in our Solar System, measure chemicals in Earth's atmosphere, or keep a close eye on our Sun's activity. It's your decision!
Communication Device: You will need some way to communicate with Earth. Antennas (shaped like dishes or poles and rods) are a good way to do this.Orientation Finder: Make sure you have something that lets your satellite know where it's pointed and which way is 'up.' Something that looks at the stars (a star tracker) or the sun (a sun tracker) would work.
Here's Some Examples...

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Non-Edible Satellite 1
Container: small juice box.
Power source: battery made from a yellow sponge.
Instruments: small plastic dish attached with a pick-up stick.
Communication: Radio dish made with half a styrofoam ball, black construction paper, and a part of a pick-up stick.

You get to decide how to make your satellite—its all up to you. While you are building your satellite, though, keep in mind that your satellite must have a couple of basic things:

Click on the image to see what a real satellite looks like!
Container: Your satellite needs some sort of container to hold all of the gizmos together and keep its instruments safe.Power Source: You will need something to give your satellite electricity so that it can run all of its high-tech gizmos. Solar panels or fancy batteries are two options.

Scientific Instruments: This is the why you launched your satellite in the first place! Instruments can take pictures of far away galaxies or planets right here in our Solar System, measure chemicals in Earth's atmosphere, or keep a close eye on our Sun's activity. It's your decision!
Communication Device: You will need some way to communicate with Earth. Antennas (shaped like dishes or poles and rods) are a good way to do this.Orientation Finder: Make sure you have something that lets your satellite know where it's pointed and which way is 'up.' Something that looks at the stars (a star tracker) or the sun (a sun tracker) would work.
Here's Some Examples...

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Non-Edible Satellite 1
Container: small juice box.
Power source: battery made from a yellow sponge.
Instruments: small plastic dish attached with a pick-up stick.
Communication: Radio dish made with half a styrofoam ball, black construction paper, and a part of a pick-up stick.
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