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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 satellite orbiting the earth called?
It is the moon.
What do you call human-made objects orbiting earth?
An "artificial satellite" Something orbiting something else is by definition a satellite. If the satellite is man-made, it thus gains the characteristic of being artificial.
What did they call the big grass field on an orbiting satellite?
They called it the "space meadow" or "space lawn" on the orbiting satellite.
What is the first artificial Earth-orbiting satellite was called?
sputnik
What was the first artificial earth-orbiting satellite was called?
Sputnik-I
What is the earth's satellite called?
A satellite is not always a robotic module constructed on Earth and launched into orbit. A satellite, in fact, is any object which is orbiting another. The orbiting object is the satellite of whatever it orbits. By now you ought to be able to guess it, but if not, it is the moon.
What was the mission of the challenger?
The mission of the space shuttle Challenger was to deploy a satellite called the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This satellite was designed to improve communication between ground stations and other orbiting spacecraft.
What do they call the big grass on an orbiting satellite?
The big grass on an orbiting satellite would be called a park in space!
Is there a satellite around earth and what is it called?
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)
Transmitting a signal from a ground station to a satellite is called?
uplinking
Transferring a signal from a ground station to a satellite is called?
Uplinking.
