Earth satellite

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An object orbiting around the sun, earth or any other colossal body is known as a satellite. The satellites are categorized as follows:

1. Nnatural satellite and

2. Man-made satellite.

For example, Earth is a satellite because it orbits the sun.

Likewise, the moon is a satellite because it orbits Earth.

Usually, the word "satellite" refers to a machine that is launched into space and moves around Earth or another body in space.

A natural satellite is a celestial body that orbits another celestial body of greater mass (e.g., a planet, star, or dwarf planet), which is called its primary.

For example, the Moon is a natural satellite of Earth, and Earth is a natural satellite of the Sun.

The earth has many man-made satellites that are placed in the orbit and are used for different applications in communications and information gathering. As the term itself states, an artificial satellite is one that is put in our space by human efforts and follows the orbit of natural satellites.

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