SOUTH ANNEX JAIL The South Annex Jail is the original main jail for Fresno County. The core of the facility was opened in 1947 and additional space was provided in the early 1970s. This is the third of three detention facilities located in downtown Fresno that are connected by underground tunnels.
Definitions for SatelliteËsÃ¦t lËaÉªt. satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter(noun) man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon. satellite, planet(noun) a person who follows or serves another. satellite(adj)
In general, a satellite is anything that orbits something else, as, for example, the moon orbits the earth. In a communications context, a satellite is a specialized wireless receiver/transmitter that is launched by a rocket and placed in orbit around the earth. There are hundreds of satellites currently in operation. low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite system employs a large fleet of birds, each in a circular orbit at a constant altitude of a few hundred miles. The orbits take the satellites over, or nearly over, the geographic poles. Each revolution takes approximately 90 minutes to a few hours.