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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Satellite (artificial)</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D4%A5%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D3%99%D1%8B%D0%BC_%D0%B0%D0%BC%D2%A9%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B7%D0%B0" title="Иԥсабаратәым амҩаныза – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Иԥсабаратәым амҩаныза" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%85%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A" title="قمر اصطناعي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قمر اصطناعي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelite_artificial" title="Satelite artificial – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Satelite artificial" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D6%80%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Արբանեակներ – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Արբանեակներ" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%B9" title="কৃত্ৰিম উপগ্ৰহ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="কৃত্ৰিম উপগ্ৰহ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lite_artificial" title="Satélite artificial – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Satélite artificial" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCni_peyk" title="Süni peyk – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Süni peyk" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%88" title="قوشما اویدو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="قوشما اویدو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9" title="কৃত্রিম উপগ্রহ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কৃত্রিম উপগ্রহ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%AEn-ch%C5%8D_%C5%8De-chhe%E2%81%BF" title="Jîn-chō ōe-chheⁿ – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Jîn-chō ōe-chheⁿ" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%82%D1%83%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Штучны спадарожнік – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Штучны спадарожнік" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9" title="उपग्रह – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="उपग्रह" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%8A%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Изкуствен спътник – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Изкуствен спътник" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vje%C5%A1ta%C4%8Dki_satelit" title="Vještački satelit – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Vještački satelit" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loarell" title="Loarell – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Loarell" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A8l%C2%B7lit_artificial" title="Satèl·lit artificial – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Satèl·lit artificial" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Um%C4%9Bl%C3%A1_dru%C5%BEice" title="Umělá družice – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Umělá družice" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloeren" title="Lloeren – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Lloeren" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellit" title="Satellit – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Satellit" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA" title="صاطليت – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="صاطليت" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellit_(Raumfahrt)" title="Satellit (Raumfahrt) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Satellit (Raumfahrt)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%90%DE%AC%DE%93%DE%AC%DE%8D%DE%A6%DE%87%DE%A8%DE%93%DE%B0" title="ސެޓެލައިޓް – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ސެޓެލައިޓް" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehiskaaslane" title="Tehiskaaslane – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Tehiskaaslane" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B5%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%85%CF%86%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Τεχνητός δορυφόρος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τεχνητός δορυφόρος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Satellite" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lite_artificial" title="Satélite artificial – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Satélite artificial" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artefarita_satelito" title="Artefarita satelito – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Artefarita satelito" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelite_artifizial" title="Satelite artifizial – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Satelite artifizial" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87" title="ماهواره – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماهواره" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fylgisveinur" title="Fylgisveinur – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Fylgisveinur" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_artificiel" title="Satellite artificiel – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Satellite artificiel" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellyt" title="Satellyt – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Satellyt" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelit" title="Satelit – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Satelit" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satail%C3%ADt_(sp%C3%A1s%C3%A1rthach)" title="Satailít (spásárthach) – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Satailít (spásárthach)" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruinlag" title="Cruinlag – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Cruinlag" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saideal_fuadain" title="Saideal fuadain – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Saideal fuadain" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lite_artificial" title="Satélite artificial – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Satélite artificial" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A1%9B%E6%98%9F" title="衛星 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="衛星" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>贛語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%89%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%97%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%B9_%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B7%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%A3_%E0%AA%AF%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A8" title="ઉપગ્રહ પ્રક્ષેપણ યાન – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="ઉપગ્રહ પ્રક્ષેપણ યાન" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xal mw-list-item"><a href="https://xal.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BB_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C" title="Һазрин кегдемл дахуль – Kalmyk" lang="xal" hreflang="xal" data-title="Һазрин кегдемл дахуль" data-language-autonym="Хальмг" data-language-local-name="Kalmyk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Хальмг</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EA%B3%B5%EC%9C%84%EC%84%B1" title="인공위성 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인공위성" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauraron_dan_adam" title="Tauraron dan adam – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Tauraron dan adam" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9" title="उपग्रह – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="उपग्रह" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umjetni_satelit" title="Umjetni satelit – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Umjetni satelit" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificala_satelito" title="Artificala satelito – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Artificala satelito" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelit" title="Satelit – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Satelit" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isivoko" title="Isivoko – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Isivoko" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gervitungl" title="Gervitungl – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Gervitungl" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_artificiale" title="Satellite artificiale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Satellite artificiale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F" title="לוויין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לוויין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%83%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%95_%E0%B2%89%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B9" title="ಕೃತಕ ಉಪಗ್ರಹ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕೃತಕ ಉಪಗ್ರಹ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8E%D8%A8%D9%95%D9%86%D8%A0_%D8%AF%D8%A0%DB%81_%D8%AC%DB%81%D8%B2%D9%95" title="نَبٕنؠ دؠہ جہزٕ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="نَبٕنؠ دؠہ جہزٕ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Жасанды серік – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Жасанды серік" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelaiti" title="Satelaiti – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Satelaiti" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lit_artifisy%C3%A8l" title="Satélit artifisyèl – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Satélit artifisyèl" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyk_(teknoloj%C3%AE)" title="Peyk (teknolojî) – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Peyk (teknolojî)" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelles_artificialis" title="Satelles artificialis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Satelles artificialis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ksl%C4%ABgais_pavadonis" title="Mākslīgais pavadonis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Mākslīgais pavadonis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellit_(Raumfaart)" title="Satellit (Raumfaart) – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Satellit (Raumfaart)" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirbtinis_palydovas" title="Dirbtinis palydovas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Dirbtinis palydovas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B3nsmaon" title="Kónsmaon – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Kónsmaon" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%B1hold" title="Műhold – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Műhold" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9" title="उपग्रह – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="उपग्रह" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82" title="Вештачки сателит – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Вештачки сателит" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanabolana" title="Zanabolana – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Zanabolana" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%83%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%82" title="കൃത്രിമോപഗ്രഹം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കൃത്രിമോപഗ്രഹം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80miorangi" title="Āmiorangi – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Āmiorangi" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9" title="उपग्रह – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="उपग्रह" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelit" title="Satelit – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Satelit" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelit" title="Satelit – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Satelit" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lite_arteficial" title="Satélite arteficial – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Satélite arteficial" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%BB_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BB" title="Хиймэл дагуул – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Хиймэл дагуул" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%82%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%9F%E1%80%BA%E1%80%90%E1%80%AF" title="ဂြိုဟ်တု – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဂြိုဟ်တု" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunstmaan" title="Kunstmaan – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kunstmaan" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9" title="उपग्रह – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="उपग्रह" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%BA%E5%B7%A5%E8%A1%9B%E6%98%9F" title="人工衛星 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="人工衛星" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellit" title="Satellit – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Satellit" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunstig_satellitt" title="Kunstig satellitt – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kunstig satellitt" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellitt" title="Satellitt – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Satellitt" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelite" title="Satelite – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Satelite" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellit_artificial" title="Satellit artificial – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Satellit artificial" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%97%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%B9" title="ଉପଗ୍ରହ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଉପଗ୍ରହ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaartuu" title="Marmaartuu – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Marmaartuu" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun%CA%BCiy_yo%CA%BBldosh" title="Sunʼiy yoʻldosh – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Sunʼiy yoʻldosh" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%89%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF" title="ਉਪਗ੍ਰਹਿ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਉਪਗ੍ਰਹਿ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B9%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%81" title="مصنوعی سیارہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="مصنوعی سیارہ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelite" title="Satelite – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Satelite" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%DA%96%D9%85%DA%A9%DB%8D" title="سپوږمکۍ – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="سپوږمکۍ" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satilait" title="Satilait – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Satilait" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellit_(Ruumfohrt)" title="Satellit (Ruumfohrt) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Satellit (Ruumfohrt)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sztuczny_satelita" title="Sztuczny satelita – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sztuczny satelita" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lite_artificial" title="Satélite artificial – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Satélite artificial" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satelit_artificial" title="Satelit artificial – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Satelit artificial" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antakilla" title="Antakilla – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Antakilla" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%82%D1%83%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82" title="Штучный сателит – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Штучный сателит" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Искусственный спутник – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Искусственный спутник" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/ya_nisangaan_nu_tademaway_sipunuay_sakaytinengan_a_bunac" title="ya nisangaan nu tademaway sipunuay sakaytinengan a bunac – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="ya nisangaan nu tademaway sipunuay sakaytinengan a bunac" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Satellite" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sateliti_artificial" title="Sateliti artificial – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Sateliti artificial" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clarke_Belt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Clarke_Belt.jpg/201px-Clarke_Belt.jpg" decoding="async" width="201" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Clarke_Belt.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="196" /></a><figcaption><b>Satellite</b> in orbit</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>satellite</b> is an object that <a href="/wiki/Orbit" title="Orbit">orbits</a> another object. In <a href="/wiki/Outer_space" title="Outer space">space</a>, satellites may be natural, or artificial. The <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">moon</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Satellite_(natural)" class="mw-redirect" title="Satellite (natural)">natural satellite</a> that orbits the <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>. Most artificial satellites also orbit the Earth, but some orbit other planets, or the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a> or Moon. Satellites are used for many purposes. There are <a href="/wiki/Weather" title="Weather">weather</a> satellites, <a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">communications satellites</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satellite_navigation" title="Satellite navigation">navigation satellites</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">reconnaissance</a> satellites, <a href="/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">astronomy</a> satellites. </p><p>The world's first artificial satellite, the <a href="/wiki/Sputnik" class="mw-redirect" title="Sputnik">Sputnik</a> 1, was launched by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> on October 4,1957. This surprised the world, and the United States quickly worked to launch their own satellite, starting the <a href="/wiki/Space_race" class="mw-redirect" title="Space race">space race</a>. Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957 and carried the first living passenger into orbit, a dog named <a href="/wiki/Laika" title="Laika">Laika</a>. The United States launched their first satellite, called <i>Explorer 1</i> on January 31, 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> launched its first satellite in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCSolO_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCSolO-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Geosynchronous_orbit.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Geosynchronous_orbit.gif/220px-Geosynchronous_orbit.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Geosynchronous_orbit.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Since then, thousands of satellites have been launched into orbit around the Earth. Some satellites, notably <a href="/wiki/Space_station" title="Space station">space stations</a>, have been launched in parts and assembled in orbit. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Satellites_orbiting_now">Satellites orbiting now</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Satellite_(artificial)&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Satellites orbiting now" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Satellite_(artificial)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Satellites orbiting now"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ConstellationGPS.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/ConstellationGPS.gif/220px-ConstellationGPS.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/ConstellationGPS.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="192" /></a><figcaption>An animation showing the orbits of <a href="/wiki/GPS" class="mw-redirect" title="GPS">GPS</a> satellites in medium Earth orbit.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg/220px-ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg/330px-ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg/440px-ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/ESTCube-1" title="ESTCube-1">ESTCube-1</a> was made for scientific investigation.</figcaption></figure> <p>Artificial satellites come from more than 50 countries and have used the satellite launching capabilities of ten nations. A few hundred satellites are currently working, but thousands of unused satellites and satellite fragments orbit the Earth as <a href="/wiki/Space_debris" title="Space debris">space debris</a>. The largest satellite is the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a>, which was put together by several different countries (including the organizations of <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESA" class="mw-redirect" title="ESA">ESA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency" title="Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency">JAXA</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Russian_Federal_Space_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Russian Federal Space Agency (not yet started)">RKA</a>). It usually has a crew of six <a href="/wiki/Astronaut" title="Astronaut">astronauts</a> or <a href="/wiki/Cosmonaut" class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmonaut">cosmonauts</a> living on board. It is permanently occupied, but the crew changes. The <a href="/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a> has been repaired and updated by astronauts in space several times. </p><p>There are also artificial satellites orbiting something other than the Earth. The <a href="/wiki/Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter" title="Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter</a> is one of those orbiting <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cassini-Huygens" class="mw-redirect" title="Cassini-Huygens">Cassini-Huygens</a> orbited Saturn. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Venus_Express&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Venus Express (not yet started)">Venus Express</a>, run by the ESA, orbited <a href="/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gravity_Recovery_and_Interior_Laboratory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (not yet started)">GRAIL</a> satellites orbited the moon until December 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several satellites have orbited the Sun for years. <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Artificial satellites have several main uses: </p> <ul><li>Scientific Investigation</li> <li>Earth observation - including <a href="/wiki/Weather_forecasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Weather forecasting">weather forecasting</a> and tracking storms and <a href="/wiki/Pollution" title="Pollution">pollution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communication" title="Communication">Communications</a> - including <a href="/wiki/Satellite_television" title="Satellite television">satellite television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telephone" title="Telephone">telephone</a> calls</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navigation" title="Navigation">Navigation</a> - including the <a href="/wiki/Global_Positioning_System" title="Global Positioning System">Global Positioning System</a> (GPS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a> - including <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">reconnaissance</a> <a href="/wiki/Photography" title="Photography">photography</a> and communications (nuclear weapons are not allowed in space)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Orbits">Orbits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Satellite_(artificial)&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Orbits" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Satellite_(artificial)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Orbits"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Geostat.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Geostat.gif/220px-Geostat.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Geostat.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>A satellite in a <i>geostationary orbit</i>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Most of the artificial satellites are in a <a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">low Earth orbit</a> (LEO) or a <a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">geostationary orbit</a>. To stay in orbit, the satellite's sideways speed must balance the force of <a href="/wiki/Gravity" title="Gravity">gravity</a>. Satellites in low orbit are often less than one thousand kilometers above the ground. Close to the Earth, in LEO, the satellites must move faster to stay in orbit. Low orbits work well for satellites that take pictures of the Earth. Many do jobs that call for high <a href="/wiki/Orbital_inclination" title="Orbital inclination">orbital inclination</a> (they swing above and below the equator), so they can communicate, or look at other areas. It is easier to put a satellite in low Earth orbit, but the satellite appears to move when viewed from Earth. This means a satellite dish (a type of <a href="/wiki/Antenna" title="Antenna">antenna</a>) must be always moving in order to send or receive communications with that satellite. </p><p>Medium orbit works well for <a href="/wiki/GPS" class="mw-redirect" title="GPS">GPS</a> satellites - receivers on Earth use the satellite's changing position and precise time (and a type of antenna that does not have to be pointed) to find where on Earth the receiver is. But constantly changing positions does not work for satellite TV and other types of satellites that send and receive a lot of information. Those need to be in geostationary orbit. </p><p>A satellite in a geostationary orbit moves around the Earth as fast as the Earth spins, so from the ground it looks like it is <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/stationary" class="extiw" title="wikt:stationary">stationary</a> (not moving). To move this way, the satellite must be straight above the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equator</a>, and 35,786 kilometers (22,236 miles) above the ground. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Some_satellites_that_are_heavy">Some satellites that are heavy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Satellite_(artificial)&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Some satellites that are heavy" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Satellite_(artificial)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Some satellites that are heavy"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the <a href="/wiki/Space_station" title="Space station">space stations</a> are the heaviest satellites (as of the 2020s). </p><p>Some of the other heaviest satellites are, </p> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Mass</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Orbit</th> <th>State</th> <th>In service from</th> <th>More<br /><a href="/wiki/Information" title="Information">info</a>.</th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Jupiter-3 (<a href="/w/index.php?title=EchoStar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EchoStar (not yet started)">EchoStar-24</a>)</td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003920000000000000♠"></span>9,200 kg (20,283 lb)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">Communications satellite</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geostationary_orbit" title="Geostationary orbit">GEO</a></td> <td>In service</td> <td>2023–</td> <td>The "heaviest satellite launched to a geostationary transfer orbit" (2023), <a href="/w/index.php?title=According&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="According (not yet started)">acc.</a> to media.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Satellites (that are in orbit) in space, do not have weight. 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