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An artificial satellite is a man made object that orbits a planet or a moon.

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Satellite is an artificial body orbiting the earth.


What do you call human-made objects orbiting earth?

An "artificial satellite" Something orbiting something else is by definition a satellite. If the satellite is man-made, it thus gains the characteristic of being artificial.


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a natural satellite is a non-artificial satellite that are naturally present in the space.these are revolving bodies around the orbits of the planets


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Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.


The first artificial satellite ever launched into space was the Mercury?

No. The first artificial satellite launched was the Russian satellite, Sputnik 1.


What kind of satellite is the International Space Station?

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A satellite is any object in orbit. An artificial satellite is specifically placed in orbit by human endeavor.


Was sputnik an artificial satellite?

Artificial - as in made by humans - yes


What was the name of the first artificial satellite released in 1975?

The only artificial satellite launch to take place in 1975 was in India. This satellite was called Aryabhata. Sputnik was the very first artificial satellite to be released, it took place on October 3, 1957.


Is Explorer-1 an artificial satellite?

yes explorer 1 was the artificial satellite and after it was launched the United States became the second country to send a satellite in orbit