Ans. A satellite is actually a moon, planet, or a type of space machine which orbits a planet or a star. Generally, the word "satellite" is known to be a machine that is launched into space and moves around the Earth or any other body in space. Earth and the moon are perfect examples of natural satellites. There are thousands of other artificial, or man-made satellites surrounding the orbit of the Earth.A satellite is an object which moves around another larger object. Earth is a satellite as it moves around the other big object that is the sun. While the moon is a satellite as it moves around the bigger object that is Earth.