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* [[SATCOM 47]] (orbited [[Earth]], late [[1990s]]) |
* [[SATCOM 47]] (orbited [[Earth]], late [[1990s]]) |
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* ''[[Sputnik I]]'' (orbited Earth, mid [[1950s]]) |
* ''[[Sputnik I]]'' (orbited Earth, mid [[1950s]]) |
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[[Category:Technology]] |
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Revision as of 01:25, 5 June 2007
SATCOM 47, a late 20th century communications satellite orbiting Earth.
Andoria (bottom), a natural satellite/moon orbiting a ringed gas giant.
A Satellite is any natural, or artificial body that orbits a planet.
Natural satellites
A natural satellite usually refers to a moon.
- See Also: Category:Moons, and Unnamed moons
List of Natural Satellites
- Luna (orbits Earth)
- Jeraddo (orbits Bajor)
- Mimas (orbits Saturn)
- Praxis (orbited Qo'noS)
- Rinax (orbits Talax)
Artificial satellites
An artificial satellite is a technology that is put in orbit around a planet. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")