There are lots of songs about satellites and space. We have listened to a few of them and made our own song.

5…..4…….3…….2……1……

F G Am
Communication satellites
C F
Orbit the Earth, all day and night
G Am C
Sending signals left and right WOAH WOAH
F G Am
Helping phones and TVs play
C F
Sending messages our way
G Am
C F
Apps and chats all night and day WOAH WOAH


F G Am
Artificial satellites
C F
Watch the Earth from way up high
G Am C
Taking pictures of the sky WOAH WOAH
F G Am
Black holes, and distant galaxies
C F
Please tell us what you can see
G Am C
Study planets and stars for me. WOAH WOAH

Play this game to practise.

Here is a game where you have to make a Cube Satellite (CubeSat) from NASA Climate Kids

By Svobodat – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,

First you need a cube and then add these parts.

CubeSats need a computer to control the satellite and store data. This is the brain of the CubeSat.

CubeSats need power. Power comes from batteries and solar panels.

CubeSats need a communications device to talk to us on the ground, like a radio and antenna.

CubeSats need a steering system to control the satellite’s direction in space. This includes reaction wheels, like the steering wheel and tires of a car.

CubeSats also need navigation. They have star finders so that we know where the CubeSat is in space, like a compass or GPS on your smart phone.

If the CubeSat is heading somewhere really far away, such as Mars, it may also need propulsion to send it into deep space.

Finally, CubeSats have a payload, which is the science piece of the spacecraft. This could be something like a telescope to see nearby stars or a sensor to measure rain and clouds.