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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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This year he founded one of the few startups that is working on satellite data centers, a company called Orbital based in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Commercial satellite imagery, which is sent straight to soldiers’ phones, is speeding up the kill chain and causing new problems for Russian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In April, Krieger drove two hours to Florida’s Cape Canaveral to watch Blue Origin’s third launch of its New Glenn rocket, which was carrying an AST BlueBird satellite.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The stock market debut of SpaceX -- Elon Musk's rocket, satellite and company -- expected Friday, could be the biggest in history.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Then he retreated to a small room above the kitchen, where, before formally seeing patients, he sent and received emails via a satellite phone.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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