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OCR: SATELLITE A SATELLITE IS an object in orbit ....................... . .... .. ..... around a more massive parent object. The planets of the Solar System are natural satellites of the Sun, and moons are natural satellites of the planets. Artificial satellites are manufactured and launched into orbit around the Earth, another planet, a moon, or the Sun, for purposes of research, observation, or communication.