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What type of satellite orbits perpendicular to the earths equator?
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What is the satellite that orbits the earth called?
There are many.
What is a geostationary satellite?
Geostationary is the moving orbit in the plane of the equator. Geostationary satellites are 22,300 miles above the Earths surface, and remain stationary at a fixed point. Weather and communication satellites are examples of geostationary satellites.
How is the moon a natural satellite?
Its not man made anything that orbits another body is a satellite, so the earth is a natural satellite of the Sun
How far away is the farthest satellite?
The earth is a planet. An earth satellite is an artificial satellite that orbits the earth A geostationary satellite is an earth satellite that orbits at a height (approximately 22,000 miles) precisely determined to ensure that the satellite remains over the same spot on the earth's surface at all times, thus appearing from the earth to be stationary in the sky.
What is the angle of inclination of the Earths axis with its orbital plane what is its effect?
The Earth's axis is tilted at about 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to the orbital plane. Or to put it another way, the Earth's equator is tilted at 23.5 degrees to the Earth's orbital plane. The main effect is to cause the seasons. That's because the tilt affects the amount of sunlight a particular place gets as the Earth orbits the Sun.
Which planet in the solar system orbits with its equator nearly perpendicular to its orbit?
The planet is Uranus.
Explain How is the moon earths satellite?
the moon orbits the earth and one definition of a satellite is "a natural body that revolves around a planet"
What is a satellite and why is the moon referred to as the earths satellite?
satellites are things that orbit other things in space, for example the moon orbits the earth and is therefore the earth's satellite
What are geostationary orbits?
an orbit that is about 36000km above the Earth's surface and in which a satellite is above a fixed spot on the equator.
What kind of satellite is on the moon and orbits Earth?
The moon IS a satellite that orbits earth
What describes a satellite which orbits a planet revolving around the sun?
A satellite is an object which orbits a larger body. For example, the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Earth is a Satellite of the Sun.
What effect does the earths tilt have on the equator?
No effect at all. However the plane of the equator will be tilted to the same amount as the Earth as compared to the plane in which the Earth orbits the Sun. This plane is called "the ecliptic".
How is a moon different from a satellite?
a moon is a natural satellite. A satellite is something that orbits a planet. In the case of the earths moon this is a natural satellite, it was created by nature. In terms of satellited which orbit the earth, these are man made satellites and follow a direct path set by a human.
What is a satellite that orbits earth?
If by satellite you mean an object that orbits the earth, then the Moon is a satellite of the earth. There are thousands of other satellites put into orbit by both private and public organizations used for everything from GPS to communication and even you TV service.
Why is a satellite?
It orbits a larger body, the definition of a satellite.
An object that orbits a planet is called a?
A satellite.
What is anything that orbits a planet?
That is known as a moon, or as a satellite.
