Spansion Inc. was an American-based company that designed, developed, and manufactured flash memory, microcontrollers, mixed-signal and analog products, as well as system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. The company had more than 3,700 employees in 2014 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
What keeps a satellite in orbit? Whether it is accessing GPS data or global communications, satellites play an integral role in the servicing of the modern world. This animated film, voiced by Johnny Ball, looks at how weâre able to take advantage of the Earthâs gravity to position Satellites in orbit.
Geostationary and low orbit satellites. Geostationary satellites orbit the Earth above the equator [equator: An imaginary line that goes around the centre of the Earth, remaining equal distances from the north and south poles. It has a latitude of 0Â°.] once every 24 hours, while low polar orbit satellites pass over the poles and have much shorter orbit times. In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed.