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What do you call satellites that orbit various planets?
Those are called planetary satellites or natural satellites. Each planet has its own set of natural satellites that orbit around it.
What are three types of artificial satellites?
Communication satellites: these are used to transmit television, radio, telephone, and internet signals. Navigation satellites: like the GPS system, these help determine location and provide accurate time information. Weather satellites: used to monitor weather patterns and provide important data for weather forecasting.
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.
Why are moons called satellites?
In astronomical terms, a satellite is any body that orbits another body. Planets are satellites of stars, and there are smaller "satellite galaxies" that border or orbit larger galaxies such as the Milky Way.The word moons refers to satellites of planets, dwarf planets, or asteroids. They are often called "natural satellites" to differentiate them from "artificial satellites" which are manmade devices in orbit around planets or moons.
What are bodies that orbit planets called?
Bodies that orbit planets are called satellites or moons. They are natural or artificial objects that revolve around a larger celestial body under its gravitational influence.
What is Jupiter27s largest moon?
Ganymede. It is in the group of moons called the Galilean satellites, Jupiter's 4 largest moons. The others in that group are Io, Callisto and Europa
Are moons satellites?
Yes but they are called natural satellites
What is the tv satellites orbit called?
The tv satellites orbit called is a geo stationery.
What are Jupiters major moons?
Jupiter has 63 confirmed moons, and 8 regular satellites (split into Main Group and Inner Satellites). The four largest (Main Group or Galilean Moons) are terms of relative mass are Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa. The other four moons (Inner Satellites or Amalthea Group) are called Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea and Thebe. For further information enter 'moons of Jupiter' in WIKI.
Collective noun for a group of satellites?
The collective noun is a constellation of satellites.
What are the natural satellites of Mercury called?
The planet Mercury has no natural satellites.
Natural or artificial bodies that orbit larger celestial bodies such as planets are called?
satellites
What are satellites of planets?
Natural satellites of planets are called moons, if they are large enough.
What are natural satellites called that orbit the sun?
no satellites rotate around the sun!
What do you call satellites that orbit various planets?
Those are called planetary satellites or natural satellites. Each planet has its own set of natural satellites that orbit around it.
What are moons sometimes called?
Satellites
Are all the spacecrafts that go to moon called satellites?
No - satellites do not go to the moon. Satellites orbit planets/moons/objects with gravity in space.
