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Satellites have been put into orbit around the moon. A list of them is at the link.
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What was the name of the first satellite in orbit?
the moon is a satellite or there was a Russian one spudnick
Is there 1 satellite on the moon?
The Moon is our satellite. If you mean like satellites in orbit, those are around the Earth. If you mean is a ship on the Moon, rephrase.
What is a spacecraft that stays in orbit around a planet or moon?
Satellite
What is it meant by apogee and perigee?
Both of those words refer to points in the orbit of an earth satellite ... the moon or any artificial satellite. Apogee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is farthest from the earth. Perigee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is closest to the earth.
What are bodies that orbit moons or planets called?
Satellites. They can be natural (a moon) or artificial (space probes). Earth is a satellite of the Sun, the Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a satellite of the Moon.
Is the earth's natural satellite the sun?
no, the moon is the Earths natural satellite, the moon is in orbit around the Earth. The whole Earth/Moon system is then in orbit around the sun.
What was the name of the first satellite in orbit?
the moon is a satellite or there was a Russian one spudnick
Something in orbit around a planet?
An artificial satellite or a moon (a natural satellite)
The moon orbiting earth is an example of a what satellite?
A moon is a natural satellite, as opposed to an artificial satellite, which is a man-made object in orbit.
A small object in orbit around a planet is a?
Satellite. Satellites can be natural, like the Moon, or artificial like GPS satellites.
What is the large satellite which orbit earth?
The only natural satellite that orbits the Earth is the Moon.
Is there 1 satellite on the moon?
The Moon is our satellite. If you mean like satellites in orbit, those are around the Earth. If you mean is a ship on the Moon, rephrase.
How is artificial satellite and the moon the same?
they both orbit the earth
What is a object that travels in an orbit around earth?
A satellite, or the moon.
What is nearer to the earth satellite or moon?
Satellites are in a lower orbit.
What is a spacecraft that stays in orbit around a planet or moon?
Satellite
does The moon orbits around Earth, making it a?
An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Many planets have moons that orbit them.
