Satellite

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A satellite is any natural or artificial body that orbits a planet.

Contents 1 Natural satellites 1.1 List of natural satellites 2 Artificial satellites 2.1 List of artificial satellites

[edit] Natural satellites

A natural satellite usually refers to a moon.

See also: Category: Moons and Unnamed moons

[edit] List of natural satellites

• Luna (orbits Earth)
• Jeraddo (orbits Bajor)
• Mimas (orbits Saturn)
• Praxis (orbited Qo'noS)
• Rinax (orbits Talax)
• Titan (orbits Saturn)

[edit] Artificial satellites

An artificial satellite is a technology that is put in orbit around a planet. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")

A moon located in the Gamma Quadrant was orbited by a network of artificial satellites which attacked starships nearby and protected the imprisoned Ennis and Nol-Ennis. (DS9: "Battle Lines")

[edit] List of artificial satellites

• SATCOM 47 (orbited Earth, late 1990s)
• Sputnik I (orbited Earth, mid 1950s)