- A
satellite or an
artificial satellite is an object,
typically a spacecraft,
placed into
orbit around a
celestial body. They have a
variety of uses, including...
- A
parasitic cone (also
adventive cone,
satellite cone,
satellitic cone or
lateral cone) is the cone-shaped ac****ulation of
volcanic material not part of...
- A
communications satellite is an
artificial satellite that
relays and
amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it
creates a communication...
- The
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a
satellite-based
hyperbolic navigation system owned by the
United States Space Force and
operated by
Mission Delta...
- A
satellite navigation or
satnav system is a
system that uses
satellites to
provide autonomous geopositioning. A
satellite navigation system with global...
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Satellite images (also
Earth observation imagery,
spaceborne photography, or
simply satellite photo) are
images of
Earth collected by
imaging satellites...
- The Moon is Earth's only
natural satellite. It
orbits at an
average distance of 384399 km (238,854 mi;
about 30
times Earth's diameter). The Moon's orbital...
- A
natural satellite is, in the most
common usage, an
astronomical body that
orbits a planet,
dwarf planet, or
small Solar System body (or
sometimes another...
-
communication satellite. The term most
commonly means a dish
which receives direct-broadcast
satellite television from a
direct broadcast satellite in geostationary...
- Look up
Satellite,
satellite, or
satellites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
satellite is an
artificial object which has been
intentionally placed...
