millions, if you count natural satellites.
the plates crash over each other.
plates of the earth crash into each other along faults causing an earthquake
The vast majority of satellites are in geo-stationary orbits. This means, they travel around the Earth at the same speed that the Earth rotates - making them appear in the same place. One example is the GPS satellite network. Other satellites that actually orbit around the Earth, are at a different altitude - so they would (thoretically) never collide with a stationary one. Those that are orbiting, are placed in such a way, that they also avoid each other.
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.
They happen along the fault lines that separate or crash into each other. The planet is made of Tectonic plates that are constantly moving, and that's why earthquakes happen
Gravity
The moon and other planets and their satellites are held in space by the force of gravity from other planets and satellites. If the moon tried to drift off into space, gravitational forces from the Earth will keep it from floating away. It doesn't crash into the Earth because planets and moons pull AGAINST each other and keep each other from drifting away.* * * * *Only partly true.The moon does not float away because of the action of earth's gravity - whether you view this as a force or a distirtion of space-time in the moon's path.The moon does not crash into the earth, not because of other planets or satellites, but because of the momentum of its orbit around the earth.
No, satellites do not repel each other. The gravitational force between satellites is attractive, which means they are actually drawn towards each other. This force helps maintain their orbits around a planet.
There are thousands of satellites in orbit around Earth, each serving different purposes such as communication, weather forecasting, and Earth observation. Some well-known satellites include the Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, GPS satellites, and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Artificial satellites come from all over the world. Each country send their own satellites into space.
There is actually a surprisingly small amount of satellites considering the amount of space they are spread over. They don't hit each other mainly because they are very small, but they also have small rockets on them so they can make small changes in their direction if it looks like they might hit something.
A small rocky object that orbits the Sun is an asteroid. The Asteroid Belt, a collection of many asteroids, is located between Mars and Jupiter.
Both the Sun and the Earth exert gravitational pull on each other; the resulting tension causes the Earth to remain in space rather than crash into the Sun.
When cars crash into each other, resulting in a collision, it is called a car accident.
Space junk is usually the result of human-made objects that are no longer operational or have been discarded in space. This includes defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, fragments from collisions, and debris from missions. Over time, these objects can collide with each other, creating more debris and increasing the amount of space junk in orbit.
the same way rockets, space shuttles and space stations join up. travel in the same direction, same orbit, similar speed and slowly approach each other
The planets do not crash into each other because they are in constant motion around the sun due to their gravitational pull. Additionally, the vast distances between planets and the empty space in our solar system prevent collisions from occurring.