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satellite

[sat-l-ahyt] / ˈsæt lˌaɪt /
NOUN
small planet that revolves around a larger one
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NOUN
smaller country dependent upon a larger one
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Bus drivers took to the streets of the administrative capital La Paz, satellite city of El Alto and eastern economic hub of Santa Cruz to demand the subsidies be reinstated.

From Barron's

They have signed agreements related to space and missile defense technology transfers and increased cooperation between their respective BeiDou and Glonass satellite navigation systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Quantum satellites are best known for sending entangled particles of light from orbit down to ground stations, a method used to create extremely secure communication links.

From Science Daily

The extensive list of procurements ranged from missiles to artillery, torpedoes, armoured vehicles, satellite systems and new uniforms as Berlin races to overhaul the long-neglected Bundeswehr.

From Barron's

And the commercial space industry is flourishing in part because of SpaceX’s Starlink space-based broadband network, which essentially combined low costs to reach space with low-cost satellites to create a profitable, growing data service.

From Barron's