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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'.
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.
Any object that revolves around another object is a?
A satellite is any object that revolves around another object.
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 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.
What is another word for an artificial object moving around the earth?
Satellite
What names communications object that circles earth?
satellite.
