Satellites

What is a satellite?

Satellites can be man-made or natural objects! All satellites orbit around a body in Space. To learn more about orbits, watch the video below.

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In our Solar System the Earth is a natural satellite of the Sun and the Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. The artifacts for you to explore below are man-made satellites built to orbit Earth. To learn more about satellites, click here if you're in grades K-4 and click here if you're in grades 5-8.