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Sigma KEE - ArtificialSatellite
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ArtificialSatellite
An ArtificialSatellite is a Device that orbits the earth in space and performs various functions such as aiding in communication, photographing the earth's surface, and others.
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Parents EngineeringComponent A fundamental concept that applies in many engineering domains. An EngineeringComponent is an element of a Device that is a physically whole object, such as one might see listed as standard parts in a catalog. The main difference betweeen EngineeringComponents and arbitrary globs of matter is that EngineeringComponents are object-like in a modeling sense. Thus, an EngineeringComponent is not an arbtrary subregion, but a part of a system with a stable identity.
  Satellite Satellite is the collection of bodies that revolve around some astronomical body, e.g., planets around a star. This class includes both artificial and NaturalSatellites.
Children CommunicationSatelliteA CommunicationSatellite is an ArtificialSatellite that serves as one engineeringSubcomponent of a CommunicationSystem.


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