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BookmarkA satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary).
Satellites can be manmade or may be naturally occurring such as moons, comets, asteroids, planets, stars, and even galaxies.
All masses that are part of our solar system, including the Earth and Sun, are satellites of either a planet, the Sun, or the galactic center of the Milky Way..
For more information about the topic Satellite, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Geosynchronous orbit — A geosynchronous orbit is a geocentric orbit that has the same orbital period as the sidereal rotation period of the Earth. It has a semi-major axis ... > read more
Neptune's natural satellites — Neptune has 13 known moons. The largest by far is Triton, discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. It took a ... > read more
Equatorial bulge — An equatorial bulge is a planetological term which describes a bulge which a planet may have around its equator, distorting it into an oblate ... > read more
Dysnomia (moon of Eris) — Dysnomia, is a moon of the dwarf planet Eris. The satellite is about 60 times fainter than Eris, and its diameter is estimated to be approximately ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Satellite at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
