#artificial_satellite__satellite  man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
  supertype:  #equipment  comms#transmission_object (comms)
  part:  #solar_array
  subtype:  #astronomy_satellite__astronomysatellite  a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infra-red radiation
  subtype:  #communications_satellite  an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit
  subtype:  #spacecraft__ballistic_capsule__ballisticcapsule__space_vehicle__spacevehicle  a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically a satellite around the sun
     subtype:  #lander  a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet
     subtype:  #lunar_excursion_module__lunarexcursionmodule__lunar_module__lunarmodule__LEM  a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
     subtype:  #space_capsule__spacecapsule__capsule  a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
     subtype:  #space_shuttle__spaceshuttle  a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
  subtype:  #space_station__spacestation__space_platform__spaceplatform__space_laboratory__spacelaboratory  a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
     subtype:  #Salyut  either of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s
     subtype:  #Skylab  United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979
  subtype:  #sputnik  a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth"
  subtype:  #spy_satellite__spysatellite  a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions
  subtype:  #weather_satellite__weathersatellite__meteorological_satellite  a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below
  subtype:  comms#VSAT

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