What is the name of any object orbiting another in space such as a planet, or a man-made object orbiting the earth for commercial purposes?

• A. Satellite
• B. Planet
• C. Moon
• D. Asteroid

Answer: (A)

Objects that orbit another body in space are called satellites. This term covers both natural and artificial cases: the Moon is a natural satellite of Earth, while a communications or weather craft in orbit around Earth is an artificial satellite. A planet is a large body that orbits the Sun and isn’t described by this general term for orbital objects. An asteroid also orbits the Sun, not typically described as a satellite in the same way. So the broad word for anything in orbit around another object is satellite.