Vehicles that carry no crew and fly without a pilot on board, whether guided by radio, by programmed routes or by orbital mechanics, including aerial drones and artificial satellites placed in orbit. Their designs range from small battery powered aircraft to satellites that relay communications and observe the Earth. Crewed flight, rockets and the pioneer aircraft that already have groups, and wearable flight devices, are placed elsewhere.
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Unmanned aerial vehicle (Wikipedia)
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as an aerial drone or simply drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers on board, which instead is either autonomous or controlled remotely.
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A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
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