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That depends on how you define satellite, One definition of the word satellite is a body that orbits a larger body. If you take this as the definition of satellite then the answer to our question is millions out there in space.Another definition of satellite is a manufactured vehicle intended to orbit the Earth. This definition makes our count much less because it includes only spacecraft and not debris that orbits the Earth. The Goddard Space Flight Center's lists 2,271 satellites currently in orbit. Russia has the most satellites currently in orbit, with 1,324 satellites, followed by the U.S. with 658.
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What are two names of different satellites?
Anything in orbit could be considered a satellite. There is one natural satellite - the moon. There are hundreds of navigation, communications, weather, science/experimental and military/intelligence satellites in orbit. There are thousands of bits of "space junk" orbiting the earth at present.
How many satellites India launched?
Nearly 6750 satellites are revolving around our earth till now(18/02/2013)
What is the inclination of a satellite to the earths equator?
There is no set inclination of a satellites orbit to the earth's equator. Once in space, the spin of the earth or where it's poles happen to be become irrelevant to the satellite. Many satellites like spy and weather satellites orbit over the two poles (north and south) while communication satellites are placed in orbit directly above the equator at a height that is synchronised with the earth's orbit. This way they stay permanently above the same place on the equator and do not APPEAR to move at all.
How many satellites are there in Malaysia?
Satellites are in space not in countries.
How many satellites are there in space?
That depends on what you call a satellite. The correct use of the word simply means an object caught in earths orbit. If this is what you are looking for there are litterally tens of thousands of objects from small meteorites to lost tools and rocket stages floating in orbit. So much so that it is now becomming increasingly dangerous to put new vehicles in space as the debris orbits at around 17000 miles per hour. If man made satellites for communications is what you are searching for then thats difficult to gauge. It's unlikely that most countries will admit to placing spy satellites in space to the true figure is difficult to say, but The Goddard Space Flight Center's lists 2,271 satellites currently in orbit. Russia has the most satellites currently in orbit, with 1,324 satellites, followed by the U.S. with 658.
Do earth and moon have satellites?
The Earth has one natural satellite, which we known as our moon. There are also many man-made satellites orbiting the Earth at any given time, a result of the last few decades of space exploration and the development of technology. The moon itself has no satellites of its own.
How many satellites for earth?
2,217
How many objects circling the earth does the US Department of Defense track?
20000
How many satellites orbit the US?
Satellites cannot orbit the US; they orbit the Earth, and there are several thousand of them.
How many satellites does Ganymede have?
Ganymede Jupiter's moon has 6 satellites in total from the north Pole on the Earth.
How many satellites does the Iridium project use?
It uses 66 small satellites in low earth orbit
How many dagrees is the earth's axis tilted?
There is an angle of about 66.5° between the plane of the earth's orbit of the sun and the earth's axis of rotation. Given a default expected angle of 90° for natural satellites in general, the deviation is about 23.5°.
Satellite of earth?
A satellite of earth that is not man made is the moon. There are many satellites that are man made that orbit the earth. These satellites are used for communication between Internet and television viewing.
What is Earth's three satellites called?
The planet Earth upon which we live has precisely one natural satellite, which is known as the moon, or Luna, and it has a great many artificial satellites, including the International Space Station, communication satellites, surveillance satellites, global positioning satellites, etc.
How many satellites has India sent to earth orbit?
10
How many satellites are revolving around the earth?
Around 6000
How many artificial satellites are in orbit around earth?
yes
