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What makes an object a satellite?

It orbits another body in space.

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  1. It produces its own light
  2. It must carry a radio
  3. It orbits another body ✔

Why: A satellite is any body that travels in orbit around another body. Moons are natural satellites, while machines placed in orbit are artificial satellites.

Huh, didn't know that: NASA lists both Earth and the Moon as examples of natural satellites.

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A satellite likes circles because it always comes back around.
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Answer: It orbits another body. A satellite is any body that travels in orbit around another body. Moons are natural satellites, while machines placed in orbit are artificial satellites.

  1. What Is a Satellite? www.nasa.gov/general/what-is-a-satellite
    A satellite is a body that orbits around another body in space.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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