The path that a satellites makes around the world is called ................
The path that a satellites makes around the world is called A foot print.
The path followed by a satellite in the space is called the orbit of the satellite. Orbits may be circular (or near circular) or elliptical in shape. Orbital period: Time taken by a satellite to compete one revolution in its orbit around the earth is called orbital period.
The US LANDSAT series is a well known example of a polar orbiting satellite. The Landsat Program is a series of earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have collected information about earth from space.
A satellite orbits Earth when its speed is balanced by the pull of Earth's gravity. Without this balance, the satellite would fly in a straight line off into space or fall back to Earth. Satellites orbit Earth at different heights, different speeds and along different paths.
Satellites and other spacecraft can orbit with the rotation of the Earth, in the opposite direction of Earth's rotation, or in any other direction! Usually satellites orbit in the direction of Earth's rotation, but there are some satellites that travel in the opposite direction.