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What is a satillite called when it orbits the earth?
The definition of a satellite be it man made or natural is, a body that orbits the parent. The earth is a satellite of the sun, the moon is a satellite of the earth ans so are all the man made ones we put in space.
What is a satellite that orbits earth?
If by satellite you mean an object that orbits the earth, then the Moon is a satellite of the earth. There are thousands of other satellites put into orbit by both private and public organizations used for everything from GPS to communication and even you TV service.
What is the Moon's natural satellite?
The Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth. The Moon does not have satellites.
A natural satellite orbiting the earth is?
The Moon is a natural satellite that orbits the Earth. It is the fifth largest moon in the solar system. Its gravitational pull creates ocean tides on Earth.
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 kind of satellite is on the moon and orbits Earth?
The moon IS a satellite that orbits earth
What describes a satellite which orbits a planet revolving around the sun?
A satellite is an object which orbits a larger body. For example, the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Earth is a Satellite of the Sun.
What are geostationary orbits?
an orbit that is about 36000km above the Earth's surface and in which a satellite is above a fixed spot on the equator.
What is a satillite called when it orbits the earth?
The definition of a satellite be it man made or natural is, a body that orbits the parent. The earth is a satellite of the sun, the moon is a satellite of the earth ans so are all the man made ones we put in space.
Do satellites go into the mesosphere?
No, satellite orbits are above the mesosphere in the thermosphere, which extends from about 100 to 600 km above the Earth's surface.
How far above the earth is geostationary orbit?
Geostationary satellites are in an orbit that's 22,282 mi (35,786 km) above the surface of the Earth. For more on Geostationary satellite orbits, visit http://www.idirect.net/Company/Satellite-Basics/How-Satellite-Works.aspx
What is the difference between the natural satellite and earth?
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet, while Earth is a planet that has its own natural satellite, the Moon. Earth is a celestial body that orbits the Sun, whereas a natural satellite orbits a planet.
Why a satellite orbits the Earth?
the moon
What is the large satellite which orbit earth?
The only natural satellite that orbits the Earth is the Moon.
What names a communications object that circles Earth?
satellite
Which is the narural satellite that orbits the earth?
The Moon
What do you call something that orbits the earth?
A satellite.
