Which of the following man-made objects orbiting around the Earth are called?

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Meteors

Satellites

Launch vehicles

Space vehicles

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The man-made objects orbiting around the Earth are called Satellites.
It is well known that man-made satellites are referred to as artificial satellites. Those are launched into space from Earth in order to revolve around or orbit the Earth and collect and transmit various data.
Thus, artificial satellites are used to study the Earth and other planets, to aid in communication, and even to observe the distant Universe. Satellites, like the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle, can carry people. The Soviet Sputnik 1 mission, launched in 1957, was the first artificial satellite.
There are currently over 2218 artificial satellites in orbit around the Earth. Heliocentric orbit: An orbit that revolves around the Sun.

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