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A solar satellite is any object that orbits the sun. Planets, asteroids, and comets are considered solar satellites.

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What are 3 different kinds of solar satellites?

Artificial, Captured and Accreted


What are 3 natural satellites from your solar system?

Moon, Demos and Phobos


How many satellites are in the solar system?

There are 168 known natural satellites (moons) of the 8 major planets. There are also moons around 3 of the 5 dwarf planets (Pluto, Eris, and Haumea). There are more than 200 artificial satellites (or expired satellites) in Earth orbit or scattered throughout the solar system.


What planets in the Solar System have satellites?

All the planets have satellites, except Mercury and Venus.Jupiter


How does the solar system effect earth?

the solar system contains satellites that provide "solar power"


Is the millky way bigger than the solar system?

Yes. A solar system consists of a sun or star with its satellites. (It can be 2 or 3 stars.) Its satellites are its planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, clouds, and other stuff in orbit around it. A galaxy consists of many solar systems. The Milky Way is a galaxy.


Which planets in your solar system do not have any natural satellites?

Mercury and Venus do not have any natural satellites.


How are Saturn and Neptune's satellites similar?

They are the only satellites known in the solar system to have substantial atmospheres.


How many satellites are there in your solar system according to 2010 research?

As of the end of 2010, planetary astronomers have documented about 245 known satellites of the planets in the solar system.


Do most satellites in the outer solar system have perfect smooth surfaces?

No. No object in the solar system has a perfectly smooth surface. These satellites have craters, mountains, and valleys.


Space satellites rely on this type of energy?

Space satellites rely on solar energy for power. Solar panels on the satellite convert sunlight into electricity to power the various systems onboard. The use of solar energy allows satellites to operate efficiently in space where other energy sources may not be available.


What are natural satellites?

Natural satellites are things like our own moon that orbit a planet.In our solar system there are 173 natural satellites that we know of.