The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of ...

The first-stage rocket, carrying stages 2 and 3 and the payload satellite, will be fired due east, to take advantage of the spin of the earth (1,340 ft. per second at the launching point. Cape ...

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An artificial satellite is a man-made body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet in order to collect information about it or for communication purposes. The International Space Station ...

The attractive force of gravity also keeps moons and artificial satellites in orbit around a planet. The Moon is a natural satellite. An artificial satellite is a man-made body placed in orbit ...