🛰️ What is a satellite?

A satellite is like a little spaceship that flies around the Earth or other planets! 🌍✨ Some satellites are made by people, and they help us watch TV, talk on the phone, and even see the weather. Others are natural, like the Moon—it’s Earth’s big, round satellite that glows at night! 🌙

Satellites zoom around in space and send pictures and messages back to us. They’re like space helpers! 🚀

A satellite is an object that orbits (goes around) a planet or star. 🪐 Some are natural, like the Moon, but most are man-made and launched into space by rockets. 🚀

Man-made satellites do many important jobs:

• Communication: They help us watch TV, use the internet, and call people far away.
• Weather: They take pictures of clouds and storms so we know if it will rain.
• Science: They study space, Earth’s climate, and even other planets!

Satellites move super fast—about 17,000 miles per hour! If they go too slow, they’ll fall back to Earth. 🌎

A satellite is any object that orbits a larger celestial body due to gravity. They can be natural (like moons) or artificial (human-made). 🌌

Types of Artificial Satellites:

• Communication Satellites: Relay signals for TV, phones, and GPS.
• Weather Satellites: Monitor storms, hurricanes, and climate changes.
• Scientific Satellites: Study space (e.g., Hubble Telescope) or Earth (e.g., environmental sensors).
• Military Satellites: Used for defense and surveillance.

Satellites stay in orbit by balancing speed (to avoid falling) and gravity (to avoid flying away). They follow paths called orbits—some are low (like the ISS), while others are geostationary (fixed over one spot on Earth).