Satellite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish ...
Orbital spaceflight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NASA provides real-time tracking of the over 500 artificial satellites maintained in orbit around Earth. For the position of these satellites see NASA satellite tracking.
satellite, artificial definition of satellite, artificial in the Free ...
satellite, artificial, object constructed by humans and placed in orbit around the earth or other celestial body (see also space probe space probe, space vehicle carrying ...
Lesson 3: What Does an Artificial Satellite Do?
Curriculum: Lesson 1 Lesson 2.1 Lesson 2.2 >> Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5.1 Lesson 5.2 Made your own model satellite Lesson 3: What Does an Artificial Satellite Do?
SATELLITE, ARTIFICIAL,
any of the objects manufactured and placed into orbit around the earth or other bodies in the solar system, to be used for a variety of scientific and technological purposes.
artificial satellite - definition of artificial satellite in the ...
satellite /sat·el·lite/ (sat´ĕ-līt″) 1. a vein that closely accompanies an artery, such as the brachial. 2. a minor, or attendant, lesion situated near a larger one.
artificial satellite definition of artificial satellite in the Free ...
artificial satellite [¦ärd·ə¦fish·əl ′sad·ə‚līt] (aerospace engineering) Any human-made object placed in a near-periodic orbit in which it moves mainly under the ...
Artificial Satellites by KCC
The payload includes all the equipment the Artificial Satellite needs to do its job. This equipment changes with the job of the satellite. Click here to get more information about ...
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Series of ten Soviet Earth-orbiting satellites launched from 1957 by R-7 rockets. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite, launched on 4 October 1957.
artificial satellite - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about ...
Any small body that orbits a larger one. Natural satellites that orbit planets are called moons. The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched into orbit around the Earth ...
