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Yes. The earth has many man-made satellites orbiting the earth, but there's also one natural satellite. This satellite is the moon, orbiting earth at about 2288 miles per hour (3683 kilometers per hour)

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Why is the moon called the satellite of the earth?

The moon is called a satellite of earth because it revolves around the earth


What is the name of the satellite which revolves around the Earth?

The satellite that revolves around the Earth is called the Moon.


Why is the moon called a satellite of earth?

A satellite is an object that orbits around a planet or body in space. There are artificial satellites and natural satellites. An artificial satellite is an object, like a space station, that has been set into orbit around a planet by humans. A natural satellite naturally finds its way into close orbit around a planet, like the moon naturally orbits the Earth.


The path of a satellite around earth is called its?

orbit


What is the name of the orbit of the satellite around the earth?

A Geostationary orbit - it means that the satellite will always stay above the same point on Earth. Hope that helps


Why is the moon called a natural satellite of the earth?

Because it is a satellite - it stays in orbit around Earth. And it is natural - meaning not made by humans.


The moon revolves around the earth and it is called a natural what?

The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.


What do you call the path around the earth which a satellite follows?

Its called an orbit.


What is the meaningof satellite?

A satellite is anything that revolves around a larger mass or object. The Earth is a satellite of the Sun, while the moon is a satellite of the Earth. We have also launched a lot of machines into an orbit around the earth, which are also called satellites. They are used to study stars and the weather, for communication and to photograph our planet.


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.


What is earths satellite called?

The Moon


How is the moon a satellite to earth?

A satellite is any object that is in orbit around another object. The moon is a natural satellite of the Earth because it orbits around the Earth.