astronomy

Raisting Earth Station

Raisting Earth Station is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Raisting Earth Station rather than just read about it. In short: Raisting Earth Station (German: Erdfunkstelle Raisting) is a satellite ground station near Raisting, Bavaria. The station was Germany's first commercial station for satellite communication and is still one of the largest ground stations in the world.

Key takeaways

Raisting Earth Station belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Raisting Earth Station to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Raisting Earth Station from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Raisting Earth Station (German: Erdfunkstelle Raisting) is a satellite ground station near Raisting, Bavaria. The station was Germany's first commercial station for satellite communication and is still one of the largest ground stations in the world.

History After examining many potential sites, the Deutsche Bundespost began construction of the first civil satellite ground station in Germany in 1963. Its construction allowed for satellite communications between Europe and North America for the first time. It was used to transmit, among other things, the Apollo 11 Moon Landing and the 1972 Munich Olympics. More recently the station was to have been used as a ground station for the European Student Moon Orbiter before the mission's cancellation.

Operations Deutsche Telekom operated the station from its construction until 2005 when it was then sold to US-based EMC. In 2016, EMC was then purchased by Anuvu who operate portions of the station today. Today the radome has been preserved as an industrial monument commemorating the dawn of satellite communications. The radome and station are available for public tour.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Raisting Earth Station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Raisting Earth Station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Raisting Earth Station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Raisting Earth Station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Raisting Earth Station

In research: Raisting Earth Station appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Raisting Earth Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Raisting Earth Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1963 establishments in West Germany, Astronomical observatories in Germany, Buildings and structures completed in 1963, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Raisting Earth Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Raisting Earth Station in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Raisting Earth Station means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Raisting Earth Station in simple terms?

Why does Raisting Earth Station matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Raisting Earth Station?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Raisting Earth Station.