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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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Satellite imagery, social-media footage and Defense Department records revealed the extent of damage to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Satellite pay-TV provider Dish DBS prepares for bankruptcy filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Satellite images show Russia installed temporary, replacement pontoon bridges, which led to bottlenecks in lorries getting over.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

SpaceX just announced the design for its AI1 Compute Satellite, which it hopes to use as an orbital data center spacecraft.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Satellite photographs of the Korean Peninsula at night show a black hole between China and South Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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