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No. A space shuttle is intentionally place in space by humans, usually for research reasons.
It had a cargo bay.
The space shuttle uses its payload bay to carry and deploy satellites into space. Once the shuttle reaches the desired orbit, the robotic arm or astronauts inside the shuttle release the satellite into space.
A robotic arm named the Canadarm.
A space shuttle has never hit a satellite.
No. It is a satellite.
Generally space shuttles are not used to launch satellites as it is very costly to launch a space shuttle. Rockets with automated systems place satellites in orbit as opposed to a manned shuttle.
latest space satellite from India
A space probe is an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to earth.A satellite is an object that orbits around a planet.By these definitions the space shuttle is not a space probe and is only sometimes a satellite. It is considered a satellite only when it is in orbit around Earth.However, the space shuttle is not usually referred to as a 'satellite' no matter if it is in orbit or not. Normally it is called a 'launch vehicle.'
Yes it can
it wasn't a space shuttle it was a satellite and it was sputnik IV
The USSR's Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.