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SATCOM47 — SATCOM 47, a late 20th century communications satellite orbiting Earth

Artificial satellite display — A display of a network of artificial satellites

For natural satellite, please see moon.

An artificial satellite was a man-made form of technology that is put in orbit around a planet. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II") They had countless applications, including defense, weather forecast, surveillance and communication, and were used by many cultures.

History

Earth

Earth launched its first artificial satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. This milestone was monitored by a Vulcan team. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

T'Mir's statement that "It's hard to believe these people were capable of launching an artificial satellite" might suggest that species generally launch their first satellite later in their history.

By 1968, weather satellites were used. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")

By the late 20th century, the cryonics fad had resulted in cryonics satellites being put into Earth's orbit. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")

According to Tom Paris, by 1996 Earth had surveillance satellites in orbit. Satellite dishes were in use for communication with satellites. (VOY: "Future's End")

In 2024 one news services used satellite images to assess what was happening in Sanctuary District A during the Bell Riots. The images showed a number of potential casualties. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part II")

By 2154, Starfleet Operations operated a grid of satellites in Earth orbit, capable of picking up any transporter activity on the planet. (ENT: "Affliction")

Vulcan

In 2097, the Vulcan High Command put a surveillance satellite in orbit of Weytahn to monitor potential violations of the Treaty of 2097. (ENT: "Cease Fire")

By 2154, Vulcan had a network of security satellites in orbit, providing satellite surveillance. (ENT: "Awakening")

United Federation of Planets

By the second half of the 24th century, Earth relied on a network of Federation communications satellites for communications. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I") Navigational control satellites were also in use, one of which was in orbit of Saturn. (TNG: "The First Duty")

By 2370, the Prytt Alliance became concerned that the Federation was helping the Kes to develop attack satellites, and claimed to have developed countermeasures. (TNG: "Attached")

By 2372, the Federation had deployed a relay satellite on the Gamma Quadrant side of the Bajoran wormhole. (DS9: "Paradise Lost")

Other species

Lazarus claimed to have survived the destruction of his civilization by being occupied with inspecting magnetic communications satellites when the destruction happened. (TOS: "The Alternative Factor")

A Xindi-Arboreal colony visited by Enterprise in 2153 had no artificial satellites. (ENT: "The Shipment")

Satellites were used to generate the dispersion field protecting parts of the Torothan homeworld from orbital scans. (ENT: "Desert Crossing")

by 2151 Valakis had many satellites in orbit. (ENT: "Dear Doctor")

In 2153, the Azati Prime system featured a extremely sensitive security net, provided by a large array incorporating thousand of satellites. (ENT: "Azati Prime")

By 2267, the Eminian Union was using Tricobalt satellites in the Eminiar-Vendikar War. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")

Sometime before the destruction of the Vaadwaur homeworld in the 1484, the Vaadwaur put a sentry satellite in geostationary orbit above one of their cities. (VOY: "Dragon's Teeth")

A Kohl planet devastated by solar flares in 2353 was in 2372 still orbited by several now-nonfunctional communications satellites. (VOY: "The Thaw")

In 2366, the Romulans claimed to be doing archaeological research on Nelvana III, using a cloaked satellite. (TNG: "The Defector")

A moon located in the Gamma Quadrant was orbited by a network of artificial satellites which attacked starships nearby and protected the imprisoned Ennis and Nol-Ennis. (DS9: "Battle Lines")

By 2373, Taresia was defended by a high-density polaron grid, generated by a network of satellites. (VOY: "Favorite Son")

By 2376, the orbit of the Qomar homeworld was so filled with spaceships and satellites that entering it felt like navigating an obstacle course. (VOY: "Virtuoso")

List of artificial satellites

Named

SATCOM 47 (orbited Earth, late 1990s)
Sputnik I (orbited Earth, mid 1950s)

By type

Surveillance and research
- Spy satellite
- Security satellite (also known as recon satellite, sentry satellite, or surveillance satellite)
- Weather satellite
- Monitor beacon satellite (2120s)
Communication and navigation
Defense
- Tricobalt satellite
- Attack satellite (2370 - possibly only theoretical)
Miscellaneous
- Cryonics satellite
- Ultraviolet satellite (2260s)
- Co-orbital satellite

Appendices

Background information

Satellites seem so common in the Star Trek universe that their absence was an indicator that the planet did not harbor a warp-capable civilization (for example, in "Strange New World", "Civilization", or "Time and Again"), or alternatively that a planet was only a minor outpost (for example in "The Shipment").

External link

Satellite at Wikipedia

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-[[Image:SATCOM47.jpg|thumb|[[SATCOM 47]], a late [[20th century]] communications satellite orbiting [[Earth]]]]
+[[File:SATCOM47.jpg|thumb|[[SATCOM 47]], a late [[20th century]] communications satellite orbiting [[Earth]]]]
+[[File:Artificial satellite display.jpg|thumb|A display of a network of artificial satellites]]
-[[Image:Andoria.jpg|thumb|[[Andoria]] (bottom), a natural satellite/moon orbiting a ringed [[gas giant]]]]
+{{disambiguation|natural satellite|moon}}
-A '''satellite''' is any natural or artificial body that [[orbit]]s a [[planet]].
+An '''artificial satellite''' was a man-made form of [[technology]] that is put in [[orbit]] around a [[planet]]. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}}) They had countless applications, including defense, weather forecast, surveillance and communication, and were used by many cultures.
+==History==
-==Natural satellites==
+===Earth===
-A '''natural satellite''' usually refers to a [[moon]].
+[[Earth]] launched its first artificial satellite, [[Sputnik]], in [[1957]]. This milestone was monitored by a [[Vulcan]] team. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
+{{bginfo|T'Mir's statement that ''"It's hard to believe these people were capable of launching an artificial satellite"'' might suggest that species generally launch their first satellite later in their history.}}
+By [[1968]], [[weather satellite]]s were used. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
-:'''See also:''' [[:Category: Moons]] and [[Unnamed moons]]
+By the late [[20th century]], the [[cryonics]] fad had resulted in [[cryonics satellite]]s being put into Earth's orbit. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
-===List of natural satellites===
-* [[Luna]] (orbits [[Earth]])
-* [[Jeraddo]] (orbits [[Bajor]])
-* [[Mimas]] (orbits [[Saturn]])
-* [[Praxis]] (orbited [[Qo'noS]])
-* [[Rinax]] (orbits [[Talax]])
-* [[Titan]] (orbits [[Saturn]])
+According to [[Tom Paris]], by [[1996]] Earth had [[surveillance satellite]]s in orbit. [[Satellite dish]]es were in use for communication with satellites. ({{VOY|Future's End}})
-== Artificial satellites ==
-[[File:Artificial satellite display.jpg|thumb|A display of a network of artificial satellites]]
+In [[2024]] one news services used satellite images to assess what was happening in [[Sanctuary District A]] during the [[Bell Riots]]. The images showed a number of potential casualties. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part II}})
-An '''artificial satellite''' is a technology that is put in orbit around a planet. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
+By [[2154]], [[Starfleet Operations]] operated a [[Satellite grid|grid of satellites]] in Earth orbit, capable of picking up any transporter activity on the planet. ({{ENT|Affliction}})
+===Vulcan===
+In [[2097]], the [[Vulcan High Command]] put a surveillance satellite in orbit of [[Weytahn]] to monitor potential violations of the [[Treaty of 2097]]. ({{ENT|Cease Fire}})
+By [[2154]], {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} had a network of security satellites in orbit, providing [[satellite surveillance]]. ({{ENT|Awakening}})
+===United Federation of Planets===
+By the second half of the [[24th century]], [[Earth]] relied on a network of [[Federation communications satellite]]s for communications. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}}) [[Navigational control satellite]]s were also in use, one of which was in orbit of [[Saturn]]. ({{TNG|The First Duty}})
+By [[2370]], the [[Prytt Alliance]] became concerned that the Federation was helping the {{dis|Kes|government}} to develop attack satellites, and claimed to have developed countermeasures. ({{TNG|Attached}})
+By [[2372]], the Federation had deployed a relay satellite on the [[Gamma Quadrant]] side of the [[Bajoran wormhole]]. ({{DS9|Paradise Lost}})
+===Other species===
+[[Lazarus]] claimed to have survived the destruction of his civilization by being occupied with inspecting [[magnetic communications satellite]]s when the destruction happened. ({{TOS|The Alternative Factor}})
+A [[Xindi-Arboreal colony]] visited by {{NX|Enterprise}} in [[2153]] had no artificial satellites. ({{ENT|The Shipment}})
+Satellites were used to generate the dispersion field protecting parts of the [[Torothan homeworld]] from orbital scans. ({{ENT|Desert Crossing}})
+by [[2151]] [[Valakis]] had many satellites in orbit. ({{ENT|Dear Doctor}})
+In [[2153]], the [[Unnamed star systems#Azati Prime system|Azati Prime system]] featured a extremely sensitive [[security net]], provided by a large array incorporating thousand of satellites. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}})
+By [[2267]], the [[Eminian Union]] was using [[Tricobalt satellite]]s in the [[Eminiar-Vendikar War]]. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
+Sometime before the destruction of the [[Vaadwaur homeworld]] in the [[1484]], the [[Vaadwaur]] put a sentry satellite in geostationary orbit above one of their cities. ({{VOY|Dragon's Teeth}})
+A [[Kohl]] planet devastated by [[solar flare]]s in [[2353]] was in [[2372]] still orbited by several now-nonfunctional communications satellites. ({{VOY|The Thaw}})
+In [[2366]], the [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulans]] claimed to be doing [[archeology|archaeological]] research on [[Nelvana III]], using a [[cloak]]ed satellite. ({{TNG|The Defector}})
 A [[Unnamed moons#Penal moon|moon]] located in the [[Gamma Quadrant]] was [[orbit]]ed by a network of artificial satellites which attacked [[starship]]s nearby and protected the imprisoned [[Ennis]] and [[Nol-Ennis]]. ({{DS9|Battle Lines}})
+By [[2373]], [[Taresia]] was defended by a high-density [[polaron grid]], generated by a network of satellites. ({{VOY|Favorite Son}})
-=== List of artificial satellites ===
+By [[2376]], the orbit of the [[Qomar homeworld]] was so filled with spaceships and satellites that entering it felt like navigating an obstacle course. ({{VOY|Virtuoso}})
+== List of artificial satellites ==
+;Named:
 * ''[[SATCOM 47]]'' (orbited [[Earth]], late [[1990s]])
 * ''[[Sputnik I]]'' (orbited Earth, mid [[1950s]])
+;By type:
-[[Category:Technology]]
+* Surveillance and research
+**[[Spy satellite]]
+** [[Security satellite]] (also known as [[recon satellite]], [[sentry satellite]], or [[surveillance satellite]])
+** [[Weather satellite]]
+** [[Monitor beacon satellite]] ([[2120s]])
+*Communication and navigation
+** [[Navigational control satellite]] ([[2360s]])
+** [[Federation communications satellite]] ([[2360s]])
+** [[Relay satellite]] ([[2372]])
+** [[Magnetic communication satellite]]
+*Defense
+** [[Tricobalt satellite]]
+** [[Attack satellite]] (2370 - possibly only theoretical)
+*Miscellaneous
+** [[Cryonics satellite]]
+** [[Ultraviolet satellite]] ([[2260s]])
+** [[Co-orbital satellite]]
+==Appendices==
+===See also===
+* [[Satellite surveillance]]
+* [[Satellite dish]]
+* [[Satellite grid]]
+* [[Midos V Satellite City Spaceport]]
+===Background information===
+Satellites seem so common in the ''Star Trek'' universe that their absence was an indicator that the planet did not harbor a [[warp-capable]] civilization (for example, in {{e|Strange New World}}, {{e|Civilization}}, or {{e|Time and Again}}), or alternatively that a planet was only a minor outpost (for example in {{e|The Shipment}}).
+===External link===
+*{{Wikipedia|Satellite}}
 [[de:Satellit]]
 [[nl:Satelliet]]
+[[Category:Technology]]