Satellites: The Story of Satellites
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What is a satellite and how do human-made satellites study the Earth and the Universe.
Satellites are objects, either natural or human-made that orbit around a star, planet, even an asteroid. The Moon is earth’s natural satellite. But there’s lots of human-made satellites revolving around Earth too. Find out more about satellites.
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Satellites: The Story of Satellites
Special | 5m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Satellites are objects, either natural or human-made that orbit around a star, planet, even an asteroid. The Moon is earth’s natural satellite. But there’s lots of human-made satellites revolving around Earth too. Find out more about satellites.
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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
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