Jonathan T Wojack wrote:
> I came across this paragragh today from a NASA news release:
> While Terra is
> >a research satellite, not an operational satellite,
> Do you catch that? "...research satellite, not an operational
> satellite..." Would I be correct in assuming that a research satellite
> is a passive satelllite, just automatically collecting data through its
> instruments, while an operational satellite is one that not only collects
> data, but has the "brains" to change its methods?
I take that to mean that a research sat is testing methods of
gathering information. An operational sat takes those results and
uses the chosen methods to carry out its functions.
--
Jay Respler
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