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artificial satellite
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  artificial satellite - man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moonorbiter, satelliteastronomy satellite - a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared radiationcommunications satellite - an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbitequipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a servicesolar array, solar battery, solar panel - electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cellsballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sunspace laboratory, space platform, space station - a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific researchsputnik - a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth"spy satellite - a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosionsmeteorological satellite, weather satellite - a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below |
Translationsartificial satellite
artificial satellite See satellite, artificial.artificial satellite[¦ärd·ə¦fish·əl ′sad·ə‚līt] (aerospace engineering) Any human-made object placed in a near-periodic orbit in which it moves mainly under the gravitational influence of one celestial body, such as the earth, sun, another planet, or a planet's moon. MedicalSeesatelliteartificial satellite
Synonyms for artificial satellitenoun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moonSynonymsRelated Words- astronomy satellite
- communications satellite
- equipment
- solar array
- solar battery
- solar panel
- ballistic capsule
- space vehicle
- spacecraft
- space laboratory
- space platform
- space station
- sputnik
- spy satellite
- meteorological satellite
- weather satellite
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