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An object that moves around a bigger object?
A satellite is an object that moves around a bigger object, such as a planet or a moon. Satellites can be natural, like the Earth's moon, or artificial, like communication or weather satellites. They orbit around their host body due to gravitational forces.
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.
An object that orbits another object in space is called a?
A satellite. The Moon of Earth is a satellite, the over 60 moons Jupiter are all satellites.
What is the definition of artificial satellite?
An artificial satellite is a man made object that orbits a planet or a moon.
What is a small object orbiting a larger object called?
A small object orbiting a larger object is called a satellite. Satellites can be natural, like moons orbiting planets, or artificial, like those used for communication or navigation.
What is the antonym for satellite?
An antonym means the opposite. A satellite is an orbiting object. The opposite of that would be a stationary object.
Why is the moon considered satellite?
The moon is considered a satellite because it revolves around Earth. Satellites are any object that revolves around another in space.
Can an object be a satellite and orbit another object at the same time?
Yes. The whole idea of being a satellite is that the object orbits another object. If you mean 'can a satellite orbit more than one object', then the answer is also yes. Objects orbiting binary stars would be an example of this.
What names a communications object that circles Earth?
satellite
What is the name of the object that travels round a planet?
One would usually refer to this object as a 'moon' or 'satellite'.
Any object that revolves around another object is a?
A satellite is any object that revolves around another object.
An object that moves around a bigger object?
A satellite is an object that moves around a bigger object, such as a planet or a moon. Satellites can be natural, like the Earth's moon, or artificial, like communication or weather satellites. They orbit around their host body due to gravitational forces.
An object that orbits a planet is called a?
A satellite.
What is an object that orbits a larger object?
An astronomical object that moves (revolves) around a larger object is called a satellite. A natural satellite of a planet is called a moon.
What names communications object that circles earth?
satellite.
What is another word for an artificial object moving around the earth?
Satellite
What is the name of the first earth -orbiting satellite launched into space?
The first satellite launched into space was the Sputnik I, but before that have you ever considered the fact that a satellite is any object that orbits a heavenly body? The VERY first satellite was in fact the moon. But the first MAN-MADE satellite was Sputnik I launched by USSR.
