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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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She said she has kept track of SpaceX for years and at home uses Starlink, the company’s satellite internet service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Investors best know SpaceX as a rocket-launch company, but for now, satellite communications are what pays the bills.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"This will be the first time that a satellite will have a shared propellant tank," says Lozano.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Vertic calculated its estimates for the expanded uranium-enrichment capacity based on historical data of similar centrifuges, satellite imagery to determine the building’s dimensions, and other modeling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There is a news van with a satellite on top.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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