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A natural satellite is something that is in orbit of another thing that was placed their by natural means; in other words accidentally. An artificial satellite is something that is in orbit of another thing that was placed their intentionally.

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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.


What is the difference between a natural and an artificial satellite?

An artificial satellite is a man-made object injected into orbit around another object (The Space Station is an artificial satellite of the Earth). A natural satellite is a "natural" object that orbits around another object (The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth).


The satellite of the earth?

The only NATURAL satellite of the Earth is the Moon. There are more than a thousand artificial satellites of the Earth.


Is sputnik a natural satellite?

No. IT's man-made, artificial.


Does the Earth have more natural or more artificial satellites?

Earth has one natural satellite and more than a thousand artificial satellites.


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.


What is different between a moon and a satellite?

They are both satellites, but the moon is a natural satellite, while satellites are artificial


What is the difference between a natural satellite and a artificial satellite?

A satellite is a body orbiting another like a planet or moon. A natural satelite is not man-made. The moon and other bodies were called this before the artificial, or man-made satellites were ever made like the ISS.


Does the Moon have moons?

There are, or were, a number of artificial satellite around it, but nothing natural.


What are the kinds of satellites?

There are two kinds of satellites: the artificial and natural satellite.


What is a natural or artificial object that orbits another object called?

any object, natural or artificial, that orbits another object is called a "satellite"


How many artificial satellites circle the earth?

over a thousand artificial satellites. the first artificial satellite was sputnik. the only natural satellite earth has is the moon