Artificial satellites revolve in orbits, which are much closer to Earth than that of the Earth's natural satellite, the Moon.

much closer to earth than that of earth's natural satellite (moon)

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much far away from earth than the moon

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much closer to earth than that of earth's natural satellite (moon)

Artificial satellites are man-made and are launched from Earth's surface in order to meet a specific purpose, which may be weather forecasting, remote sensing etc. Hence, they revolve in orbits that are much closer to the Earth than that of the Moon.

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