satellite Comparison Table

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satellite comparison table

Subject has purpose has launch date has owner has launch vehicle has spectra has creator has operator has launch location has definition have orbit decay date has ground communication station has attitude control has creation date

artificial satellite a satellite made by humans which is gravitationaly bound and in orbit of a larger physical object

natural satellite Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).

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Subject	has purpose	has launch date	has owner	has launch vehicle	has spectra	has creator	has operator	has launch location	has definition	have orbit decay date	has ground communication station	has attitude control	has creation date
artificial satellite									a satellite made by humans which is gravitationaly bound and in orbit of a larger physical object
natural satellite									Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).