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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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Medium and high resolution sensors operated by government agencies and commercial satellite companies have tracked these floating pumice fields as they stretch into long bands carried by surface currents.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

By reusing boosters - which are generally seen as the most valuable part of a rocket - the cost of satellite launches and space exploration can be significantly lowered.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

In 2023, the country successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit and claimed it was capturing images of major US and South Korean military sites.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, a regulatory filing related to an artificial intelligence satellite network Blue Origin is planning listed Bezos as the company’s chairman with 100% controlling interest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Natalie ducked as a satellite dish came crashing into the boat and flew away, followed by a dented metal trash can lid.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Those include colonizing Mars, putting more than 1 million satellites in orbit and putting mass drivers on the moon.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

But its main business is the manufacture and launch of rockets and telecommunications satellites called Starlink.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Those satellites will attempt to connect with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation before expiring during re-entry.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Recently, however, I’ve been watching a building less than 2 miles away, where a startup, Stoke Space, is developing reusable rockets to launch satellites into orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

What light do they shed on the other satellites of the Jovian system?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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