Basic Constellation Knowledge
Constellation History
Constellation Diagram
Satellite Constellation
Constellationsinfluence in flight
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What is a constellation made up of?

Stars

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What is true about some historical constellations?

They are not recognized by the IAU ( Internationally Astronomical Union).

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Representation of a signal modulated by a digital modulated scheme such as quadrature amplitude modulation or phase-shift keying.
What is a constellation diagram?
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a group of satellites

Group of artificial satellites working in concert.

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What is the Lockheed Constellation?

a airplane 

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What is a constellation?

Group of stars that form a pic of a animal or person.

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What year did the IAU ( Internationally Astronomical Union) first recognize the 88 constellations of today?

1922

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I-axis.
What is the in-phase of a constellation diagram?
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24 satellites.
How many satellites does the GPS constellation have?
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It was a human space flight program in NASA.
What was the Constellation program?
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Are all of the most commonly known constellations official constellations?

No.

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88 constellations.
What is the number of constellations that are officially recognized by the IAU (Internationally Astronomical Union).
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What is the quadrature of a constellation diagram?

Q-axis

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Low Earth Orbiting satellite.
What does LEOs stand for?
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Civilian and U.S. military transportation.

What was the Lockheed airplane used for?

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What are the colors of the stars that make up constellations?

White, yellow, red, blue, green.

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2nd century.
What century were the first 48 constellations recognized? Hint: after 1st century, before 5th century.
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What is another name for a signal space diagram?

constellation diagram

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Orbit.
What is the path the satellites follow?
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International space station, moon, mars, beyond.
What was the order in which NASA wanted astronauts to go for the Constellation program: mars, international space station, moon, beyond?
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In what direction of the sky were the most recent constellations found?

Southern part of the sky.

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40 constellations.
How many constellations were found in the 17th and 18th centuries?
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2-D.
In what dimension is the scatter diagram in?
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Determining the smallest number of satellites needed to provide a service, and their orbits.
Satellite constellation coverage and geometry?
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