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Originally Posted by azzee
Functions and Types of Satellites:
Satellites can be divided into five principal types based on their functions i.e.
(i) Research
(ii) Communications
(iii) Weather
(iv) Navigation
(v) Applications and
(vi) Military satellites
its five or six?(surely five)
2-Earth's Moon is the most obvious example and was the only one known until the discovery of the Jupiter in 1610
the Earth's Moon is the most obvious example and was the only one known until the discovery of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter in 1610
(i think this is complete information)
3-inner five of Jupiter, inner seven of Saturn etc.
i think jupiter have 8 regular satellites link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Jupiter
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Its definitely Six, typing mistake.
Well my reference regarding regular satellites of Jupiter is the following link which is On the Origin of the Irregular Satellites by Gerard P. Kuiper Published by: National Academy of Sciences:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.230...21100797068311