MINNESOTA Q. How do the transmitters (for satellie tracking) work?
A. They carry a battery and emit a specific radio signal picked up each time two orbiting satellites (23,000 miles above the earth) pass over their location. The satellites “read” the message sent by the transmitter and calculate its location (the latitude and longitude). The battery lasts for approximately 1-year. The satellite then sends this data back to earth to computers in Maryland, and I then access those computers from mine and get all the information. Then you guys get it – pretty cool huh?
