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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 difference between a natural and an artificial satellite?

An artificial satellite is a man-made object injected into orbit around another object (The Space Station is an artificial satellite of the Earth). A natural satellite is a "natural" object that orbits around another object (The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth).


What is the name of the most important satellite ever put in space?

Hard to say, there have been so many. Sputnik was the first, and led to the space race between the USA and Russa.


What is Saturns satellite name is?

Saturn has 61 identified moons with secure orbits, but we don't know for sure if there are more to yet be discovered. There are millions of smaller rocks and particles orbiting the planet - in the planets extensive ring system. These could be describes as satellites. There is also one artificial satellite in orbit around the planet called Cassini-Huygens, which was put there in 2004 and is still there today.

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What is the first name of the first satellite put into orbit by the us?

The first satellite put into orbit by the U.S. was called Explorer 1.


Which acountry was the first country to put a satellite in space?

The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.


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.


Name of first satellite put into orbit by US?

Explorer


What was the name of the first satellite that humans put into space?

That was Sputnik


What is a satellite that orbits the 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.


Who was first to invented the satellite?

The very first satellite put into orbit was the Russian satellite Sputnik put into orbit on October 4th, 1957.


Name The first satellite put into space?

Boris. (The Russians called it "Sputnik" at the time.)


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.


Which was the first country to put its satellite in space and when and who put theirs into space in Jan 1959 what were the satellite names?

Russia (Then known as USSR ) was the first to put it's satellite (called "Sputnik") into orbit. The date was 4 October 1957. "Explorer 1" was the United States' first artificial satellite and was launched on January 31, 1958


What soviet accomplishment prompted us to be the first country to put a man on the moon?

The launching of the satellite Sputnik, the first satellite in the world.


What was the name of the soviet satellite put in orbit in 1957?

Sputnik

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