man-made satellite

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• Man-made structures visible from space — Man made structures visible from earth orbit without magnification (by mechanical aids such as a camera or binoculars) include highways, dams, and cities.[1][2][3] The most commonly cited example, the Great Wall of China, is barely visible from… …   Wikipedia

• List of man-made disasters — Man made disasters are disasters resulting from man made hazards (threats having an element of human intent, negligence, or error; or involving a failure of a man made system), as opposed to natural disasters resulting from natural hazards. Man… …   Wikipedia

• Man or Astro-man? — live at Whirly Ball, Roswell, GA 3/5/2010. Background information Origin Auburn, Alabama …   Wikipedia

• List of man-made objects on the Moon — Map of the Moon showing some landing sites. (Click to enlarge) …   Wikipedia

• satellite — 1540s, follower or attendant of a superior person, from M.Fr. satellite (14c.), from L. satellitem (nom. satelles) attendant, perhaps from Etruscan satnal (Klein), or a compound of roots *satro full, enough + *leit to go (Tucker); Cf. English… …   Etymology dictionary

• satellite — [sat′ l īt΄] n. [Fr < L satelles (gen. satellitis), an attendant, guard < Etr] 1. a) a follower or attendant attached to a prince or other person of importance b) any obsequious or fawning follower or dependent 2. a) a celestial body that… …   English World dictionary

• Satellite — 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 …   Wikipedia

• satellite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hireling, dummy, puppet; moon; artificial satellite, space station; slave state. See astronautics, universe, accompaniment, auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small planet that revolves around a… …   English dictionary for students

• satellite — sat·el·lite || sætÉ™laɪt n. moon, small celestial body revolving around a larger one; man made object put into orbit around a planet or celestial body; country that is controlled by another country; one who is controlled by another person adj …   English contemporary dictionary

• Communications satellite — A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to COMSAT) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications. Modern communications satellites use a variety of orbits including geostationary orbits, Molniya… …   Wikipedia

• Man, Isle Of — Introduction Man, Isle of Background: Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx… …   Universalium