Labels:text | screenshot OCR: WHAT IS A SATELLITE? A SATELLITE is any object that orbits All have the same basic components, but another object. Any spacecraft that they have many different uses, ranging orbits a planet or moon is an artificial from weather and communications satellite. Although this term covers satellites to telescopes in space. piloted craft, such as the Space Shuttle, most artificial satellites are small and Meteosat International carry only instruments. Ultraviolet Explorer The Earth Hubble Space Telescope Comstar WHICH ORBIT? The particular orbit followed by a satellite is determined by the job it has to do. Molniya, SEE communications FACT NEXT ALSO satellite FILE
