Question

difference between satellites and planets

Answer 1

The primary distinction is that a planet orbits a star, and that a satellite orbits a planet. From those general definitions, a moon of a planet is a satellite of that planet. ... Satellites are also heavenly bodies, but much smaller than planets , which they orbit in the same way as planets orbit the sun.

Answer 2

While a planet orbits a star, a stallelite of a planet also orbits the star. ... Satellites are also heavenly bodies, but much smaller than planets , which they orbit in the same way as planets orbit the sun. Satellites too, reflect light from the sun. Except for Mercury and Venus , all planets have satellites.

A natural satellite is any celestial body in space that orbits around a larger body. Moons are called natural satellites because they orbit planets. Satellites that are made by people and launched into orbit using rockets are called artificial satellites. There are thousands of artificial satellites orbiting the Earth.