Geostationary satellites, rotate at a fixed position in high orbit above the Earth's surface., Internet coverage, is provided by several competing companies that operate groups of satellites., Satellite mega constellations, are groups of satellites that deliver internet connections to Earth from space., Low Earth orbit means that it rotates, just a few hundred kilometres above the Earth., Light pollution, is caused when reflections from satellites disrupt astronomical observations., Space junk, efers to any pieces of debris from old satellites floating in space., Orbit congestion, is the overcrowding of space, especially in the low orbit area., A cloud of debris, is formed when pieces of defunct satellites gather together in one place., A space mission, is a journey into space by a manned or unmanned spacecraft., Space regulation, is a system of laws and agreements that control the use and exploration of space.

Unit 6:Vocabulary

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