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A satellite is a body in orbit around another lager body. A probe is a machine sent to a specific place or specific course in space.

Comment: That doesn't seem to answer the question. The curved path that a satellite follows is either a circle or an ellipse

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i really honestly dont know the answer. so can you anybody answer it for me?