Concept information
Preferred term
artificial satellite
Definition(s)
- A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Satellites have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation (GPS), broadcasting, scientific research, and Earth observation. Additional military uses are reconnaissance, early warning, signals intelligence and, potentially, weapon delivery. Other satellites include the final rocket stages that placed satellites in orbit and formerly useful satellites that are now defunct. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
- ACE satellite
- ADEOS satellite
- AMPTE/CCE satellite
- AMPTE/IRM satellite
- AMPTE/UKS satellite
- AUREOL-3 satellite
- CHAMP satellite
- CLUSTER satellite
- coRot satellite
- CRRES satellite
- Demeter satellite
- DMSP satellite
- Dynamics Explorer 1 satellite
- Dynamics Explorer 2 satellite
- Equator-S satellite
- ERBS satellite
- ERS satellite
- EXOS-D satellite
- Explorer satellite
- FAST satellite
- FUSE satellite
- GALEX satellite
- GEMS satellite
- Geotail satellite
- GOES satellite
- Helios satellite
- HEOS satellite
- HETE satellite
- Hinode satellite
- IBEX satellite
- IMAGE satellite
- IMP satellite
- INTEGRAL satellite
- Interball satellite
- ISEE satellite
- IUE satellite
- Kepler satellite
- MOST satellite
- MSX satellite
- Nimbus satellite
- NOAA satellite
- orbiting solar observatory
- Planck satellite
- Polar satellite
- QuikSCAT satellite
- ROSAT satellite
- RXTE satellite
- SAMPEX satellite
- SDO satellite
- SMM satellite
- SOHO satellite
- STEREO satellite
- Suzaku satellite
- SVOM satellite
- Swarm satellite
- THEMIS satellite
- TOPEX/Poseidon satellite
- TRACE satellite
- UARS satellite
- WMAP satellite
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-X7Q61MM4-V
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