Satellites

First of all we need to understand what a satellite is? A satellite is an object which orbits a larger object in space. The term can refer to two different types of satellites, natural and artificial.

Natural Satellites

Natural satellites are objects which naturally orbit a planet or star. An example of a natural satellite includes the moon orbiting the Earth.

Artificial Satellites

Artificial satellites are man-made objects that orbit a planet or star. An example of an artifical satellite includes the International Space Station orbiting Earth.

Satellite Uses

Whether you realise it or not satellites are used constantly in our day-to-day lives. Some common use cases of satellites can be seen outlined below:

Navigation

Satellites are often used for navigation. One common exmaple of this is GPS - The Global Positioning System (GPS) utilises a constellation of satellites to calculate the position of client devies.