satellitsegments
Satellitsegments refers to the distinct functional and structural components that comprise a satellite system, often grouped into the service segment, payload segment, and space segment. The service segment includes user equipment and ground facilities needed to access satellite services, while the payload segment houses the transponders, antennas, and sensors that perform the satellite’s primary mission functions. The space segment encompasses the spacecraft bus, propulsion, power system, and attitude control subsystems that keep the satellite in its intended orbit and orientation.
In communications satellites, the payload segment is typically divided into radio frequency (RF) segments such as
Satellite segmentation also plays a role in data processing and delivery. In Earth observation missions, satellite
The segmentation approach originated in the early 1960s with the launch of the first communications satellite,