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I know what you are thinking. You are thinking along the lines of your DSTV satellite dish, or the type you see in Science documentaries, and movies like Gravity, and The Martian. Well, you may not be too far from the truth.
A Satellite is an object that orbits a larger body in space; an example is the moon which orbits the Earth, and the moons of other planets. Even the Earth is a satellite, because it moves round the sun! Satellites can be either artificial objects that we send up from Earth, or they can be natural as mentioned before. Did you know these?
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But, your DSTV satellite dish is so named because it receives signals from a satellite in space. By itself, it isn’t a satellite as the definition shows.
Some Scientific Terms You Should Know
Moon: This refers to any natural satellite that orbits round a planet.
Orbit: The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon.
Celestial object: Any naturally formed object of substantial size in space. Examples include comets, asteroids, planets, moons, stars and galaxies.
Asteroid: A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
Comet: A small icy body that orbits the sun; and heats up when it comes near the sun, giving off bright, beautiful lights
Planet: A celestial object orbiting a star. For example, Earth, Mars,Jupiter
Star: A bright, spherical object that is held in space by its own gravity. For example, the Sun
Galaxy: A system of stars, and other celestial objects bound together by gravity
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