artificial satellite
1artificial satellite — dirbtinis palydovas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. artificial satellite vok. künstlicher Satellit, m rus. искусственный спутник, m pranc. satellite artificiel, m …
2artificial satellite — noun man made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon • Syn: ↑satellite, ↑orbiter • Derivationally related forms: ↑orbit (for: ↑orbiter), ↑satellite (for: ↑ …
3artificial satellite — n. object constructed by humans that orbits around the earth or the moon …
4Artificial satellites in retrograde orbit — Artificial satellites are rarely placed in retrograde orbit. This is partly due to the extra velocity required to go against the direction of the rotation of the earth. ExamplesIsrael has successfully launched five Shavit satellites in retrograde …
5Satellite (disambiguation) — Satellite may refer to:* Artificial satellite, an object placed into orbit by human endeavor ** Satellite imagery, images taken by such satellites * Natural satellite, an object naturally occurring in orbit (E.g.: a moon, a planet, a comet, an… …
6artificial moon — artificial moon, 1. an earth satellite. 2. any artificial satellite …
7satellite broadcasting — or satellite television noun Broadcasting of television programmes via artificial satellite • • • Main Entry: ↑satellite …
8Satellite — This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit …
9satellite — satellited, adj. /sat l uyt /, n. 1. Astron. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon. 2. a country under the domination or influence of another. 3. something, as a branch office or an off campus facility of a university, that depends …
10satellite — Synonyms and related words: ATDA, ATS, Alouette, Anna, Apollo, Ariel, Atlas Score, Biosatellite, Comsat, Cosmos, Courier, Diapason, Discoverer, ERS, Early Bird, Echo, Elektron, Explorer, GATV, Gemini, Injun, Intelsat, Lofti, Luna, Lunar Orbiter,… …
