GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
satellite
Definition

An object that orbits around a larger one. Artificial satellites orbiting the Earth are used for communications, the gathering of military intelligence, the monitoring of weather and other environmental phenomena, etc.

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Scope note

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7452