ocr: SATELLITES RTIFICIAL SATELLITES orbit high above the Earth, Aand communicate with ground stations on Earth using radio waves. There are different types of satellites. Communications satellites, like the one shown here, Satellite Weather Satellite Astronomy receive television or telephone signals from one continent: and transmit them to another. Such satellites stay in a geostationary orbit - they orbit above the equator at the RECEIVE Earth spins. same rate as the REFLECTOR TRANSMIT. THRUSTERS REFLECTOR RECEIVET TRANSMIT. HORN HORN SOLAR PANEL TRANSMIT HORN - RADIO DISH - - - SEE -