the earth revolves around the sun. does it make the earth a satellite of the sun? Share with your friends Share 3 Riya Azeez answered this no a satellite is a body that revolves inside a certain boundary of a planet .the earth is very far away from the sun . hence it is not a satellite ,it is a planet 6 View Full Answer Arpith Prasanna answered this No, Earth is a planet 1 Shreya Choudhary answered this so mercury can be consider as a satellite according to riya azeez 3