#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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