Natural
This is Earth's natural satellite
The moon
This was the first artificial satellite launched into orbit
These are the two moons of Mars
What are Phobos and Deimos?
This is the large spacecraft that orbits Earth where astronauts live and work
International Space Station (ISS)
This is an object that orbits a larger one in space called
What is a satellite?
These are two planets that have more than one natural satellite
What are (any two of the following) Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
This kind of satellite helps you find your way using GPS
This planet’s largest moon is Titan
What is Saturn?
This telescope orbits Earth to study galaxies far away
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
True or False: Manmade satellites can orbit other manmade satellites.
What is FALSE?
This keeps natural satellites in orbit around their planets
This type of satellite monitors weather patterns
What is a weather satellite?
This planet’s largest moon is called Ganymede
What is Jupiter
This was the first U.S. satellite launched into orbit
What is Explorer I?
This is the term for when a satellite burns up re-entering Earth’s atmosphere
What is reentry?
This is the path a satellite follows around a planet
This kind of orbit lets a satellite stay above the same spot on Earth
What is a geostationary orbit?
This planet’s moon Triton orbits backward (retrograde)
What is Neptune?
This satellite system allows worldwide communication and TV broadcasts
What are communications satellites?
This U.S. agency is responsible for launching and operating most civilian satellites
What is NASA?
This causes some moons to have cratered surfaces
What are impacts from meteoroids or asteroids?
This is the technical definition of a manmade satellite
What is a satellite that was built on earth and then launched into space
This makes Earth’s Moon unique compared to most moons
What is its size relativity to its planet?
This was the first satellite to map Earth’s surface with radar imaging
What is Seasat (1978)?
This is how far above Earth space officially begins
What is 62 miles? (According to NASA)