Satellite orbit
One core with numbered satellites on tilted orbits around it, for a post about the parts that revolve around one centre — each page lights a satellite and tethers it to the core above its name and role, and the closing page tethers every satellite, so the reader sees the whole system 'in orbit' around what matters most.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Satellite orbit for posts that teach, when the message is a list. It is built first to teach.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads |
Carousel of 3–10 slides. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- Use it only when the post puts one thing at the centre and describes the parts that circle it — never for a how-to procedure or a loose list.
- Each row is one satellite: its name and what it does for the centre, from the copy.
- Fill 'core' only with the centre the post names; the closing line is the one action that serves it.
Visual rules
- A dark core (with the post's centre in it, or a target) sits on two tilted orbit rings with one numbered satellite per part.
- Each satellite page enlarges its satellite in the brand colour with a dotted tether to the core, above its name and body.
- The cover shows the whole system under the title; the closing page tethers every satellite.
More Mental models templates
One-page canvas
A one-page planning canvas of ruled blocks, for a post that lays a plan out as named boxes to fill in, like a 'business model canvas'
Compass rose
A 'compass' rose with one numbered bearing per principle around its ring, for a post about the principles that steer a team or a choice
Balance scale
A level balance whose two pans carry the two sides of one 'trade-off' per page, for a post that weighs choices
Element tiles
The basics of a craft set as element tiles on a small, generic periodic table (no real elements), for a post that names the essential elements of something
Chessboard
A 'chess' board where one piece works its way up the board, one move per page, for a post that lays out a strategy as deliberate moves in order
Brick by brick
A brick wall that rises one course per page, for a post about 'building blocks' laid in order, each resting on the last
Interlocking gears
A train of meshing gears, big and small, for a post about parts that drive one another
Rope bridge
A rope bridge across a gap laid one plank per page, for a post about getting from where someone is to where they want to be
Make a Satellite orbit with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.