Does an artificial satellite rotate in its own axis?

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Does an artificial satellite rotate in its own axis?
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yes it does
that helps in stabilizing it.
 
One of the reasons satellites are so expensive is stabilization.
But that's orbital stabilization.

Rotating a satellite about its axis is not neccessarily a good thing, or even needed.

For example, an imaging satellite for weather views are best if non-rotating so that the camera(s) can stay pointed in the same direction.

And to do that may require sophisticated stabilization, such as gyros, chemical thrusters and their required electronics.
 

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