väiksem (sekundaarne) looduslik või tehislik keha, mis tiirleb orbiidil ümber suurema (primaarse) keha
body which revolves around another body of preponderant mass and which has a motion primarily and permanently determined by the force of attraction of that other body
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A body so defined which revolves around the Sun is called a planet or planetoid. A satellite may be a natural body or a spacecraft. See also: artificial satellite (narrower), [ IATE:45234 ] natural satellite (narrower), [ IATE:3570878 ]
9. oktoobri varahommikul startis satelliit ESTCube-2 Arianespace'i kanderaketi Vega pardal. Praeguste kahtluste põhjal aga ei eraldunudki ESTCube-2 raketi ninas olevast stardikapslist ega jõudnud orbiidile.
The first four operational satellites have been constructed and launched during the development and validation phase, while the full constellation of satellites should be completed during the deployment phase and replenishment should occur during the exploitation phase.
