Name: Star Systems and Types of Galaxies
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Question

State some applications of artificial satellites.

Note: In book exercise the question was given as applications of natural satellites but as the class book has applications of only artificial satellites given so, the question has been changed to applications of artificial satellites.

Accepted Answer

Some applications of artificial satellites are:

1. Artificial satellites are used for communications such as long distance transmission of television programmes, radio programmes, telephone calls and Internet. The artificial satellites used for communications purposes are called Communications Satellites.
2. Artificial satellites are used for weather forecasting and for giving advance warning of floods and cyclones.

Sputnik $1$ was the first artificial Earth satellite.

State some applications of artificial satellites.

Note: In book exercise the question was given as applications of natural satellites but as the class book has applications of only artificial satellites given so, the question has been changed to applications of artificial satellites.

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