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What is meant by a satellite? Name the natural satellite of the earth.

How will you find out the speed of the satellite.​

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What is meant by a satellite?

A satellite is a moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star. For example, Earth is a satellite because it orbits the sun. ... Usually, the word "satellite" refers to a machine that is launched into space and moves around Earth or another body in space. Earth and the moon are examples of natural satellites.

Name the natural satellite of the earth.

Moon

How will you find out the speed of the satellite.?

The orbital speed can be found using v = SQRT(G*M/R). The R value (radius of orbit) is the earth's radius plus the height above the earth - in this case, 6.59 x 10⁶ m.