artificial satellites

Definition/Scope: Man-made satellites.

Used For:

orbiting vehicles
satellite orbits (artificial satellites)
satellite vehicles

Broader Terms:

satellites
space vehicles

Narrower Terms:

communication satellites
Cosmos (artificial satellite)
direct broadcast satellites
Discoverer (artificial satellite)
Galileo (artificial satellite)
geodetic satellites
geophysical satellites
geosat satellites
Landsat (space project)
manned spacecraft
meteorological satellites
nanosatellites
navigation satellites
Pioneer (space probes)
reconnaissance satellites
satellite network
space probes
space stations
Sputnik satellites
tethered satellites

Related Terms:

astronautics
natural satellites
satellite photography
space laboratories
space projects