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OCR: HOW A SATELLITE WORKS SPACE TECHNOLOGY provide its own power and keep its and the side in shadow is freezing instruments at the correct operating cold. The insulation is shiny to reflect temperature. It needs to be light, but the Sun's rays. In addition to its main also strong enough to withstand the engine, the satellite has groups of vibration and acceleration of launch. small thruster rockets that can turn Satellites that need a lot of power it around. Once a satellite is in orbit, have huge wing-like solar panels that especially in a high, geostationary are covered with solar cells and are orbit, it cannot be repaired. It is kept facing the Sun. Solar cells expected to work reliably for up to provide power by converting sunlight 10 years. All its parts are, therefore, into electricity. ...