UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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man made
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duplicate
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natural
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none of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -A man-made satellite is a machine that is launched into space and orbits around a body in space. Examples of man-made satellites include the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is A artificial satellites. A man-made object revolving around the Earth is called an artificial satellite. These satellites are used for telecommunication, navigation, weather forecasting etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to UNOOSA records, there are 8, 261 satellites orbiting the Earth as on January 2022, out of which only 4, 852 satellites are active (as at the end of December 2021), confirmed by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), who maintains the record of the operational satellites.
Detailed explanation-4: -October, 1957: Soviets launch first artificial satellite into Earth orbit. Fifty years ago, on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, shocking the American public and beginning the Space Age.