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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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Although the company successfully reused and recovered a booster for the rocket, the uncrewed mission did not deliver the satellite from the company AST SpaceMobile.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

During New Glenn’s inaugural commercial mission earlier this year, the rocket didn’t perform as expected, leaving a satellite from AST SpaceMobile in the wrong location.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The disaster comes weeks after the New Glenn rocket failed a mission to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit, prompting an investigation.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The plans follow a trial of satellite connectivity across operators including LNER, South Western Railway and Great Western Railway, with the technology to be rolled out across nationalised main line services through funding worth £57m.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Mr. Talk-a-lot spends the entire ride chatting about stuff like "sales projections" and "the satellite team in Dallas" and "quarterly reports."

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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