![]() A disadvantage is that their signals are more susceptible to interference from all the electronic equipment (and especially computers) that we have. Polar orbiters transmit in the VHF wave-band so the receiving equipment and aerial needed are both much simpler. Being closer to the Earth the images show a smaller area in more detail. They move all the time, so they can only be received when they are above your horizon, but when they are, the signals from them are much stronger. Orbiting satellites are only a few hundred kilometres above the Earth's surface. You need a dish antenna and some quite expensive equipment to receive images from them. However, they are further away so their signals are weak. Geostationary satellites stay in a fixed place in the sky, and can be received all the time. There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. ![]() You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.) ![]()
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