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What is a small planet or spacecraft called?
A moon or artificial object orbiting around a planet is called a satellite.
High resolution images of Phoebe an outer satellite of the planet Saturn were obtained by which spacecraft?
Cassini spacecraft
Something in orbit around a planet?
An artificial satellite or a moon (a natural satellite)
What is satellite write the difference between natural satellite and artificial satellite?
The difference is the same as in other contexts.* "Artificial" means that something was created by humans. * "Natural" means that it was NOT created by humans.
Can you name artificial satellite on mars?
Spirit?
In February 2000 which spacecraft became the first artificial satellite to circle an asteroid?
pagal
What is a small planet or spacecraft called?
A moon or artificial object orbiting around a planet is called a satellite.
What was the first spacecraft?
SputnikThe world's first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
Who won the space race and launched the first artificial satellite into space?
The first artificial satellite into space was named sputnik and was launched by the USSR. The term "Space Race" actually applies to the race to the moon which was won by the US when the Apollo spacecraft touched down in 1969.
Is the space shuttle Discovery a natural ot artificial satellite?
artificial satellite
What is the name of first spacecraft?
"The first rocket was the Sputnik...." Here we go again... NO It Wasn't! The first Spacecraft with a human to go into space was the Russian Satellite called 'Vostok', or 'Vostok 3KA'. 'Sputink', is the Russian word for 'Satellite', it was NOT the Name of the spacecraft. imagine if every Russian called 'Apollo 18' ... 'Satilite' with a heavy russian accent... DRrr Not. It Also was not the first spacecraft! the Russians launched a bunch of Dogs and crap up there first... there were many spacecrafts that went up before 'Vostok'.
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched successfully?
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
What is the definition of artificial satellite?
An artificial satellite is a man made object that orbits a planet or a moon.
The first artificial satellite ever launched into space was the Mercury?
No. The first artificial satellite launched was the Russian satellite, Sputnik 1.
Is a satellite a manned or unmanned spacecraft?
Unmanned
What kind of satellite is the International Space Station?
artificial. it is the largest artificial satellite that has ever orbited earth
Name the first artificial satellite launched by United States?
The first artificial satellite was the explorer one.
