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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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The Korean satellite was supposed to be launched in 2022 with a Soyuz rocket, but the plan was scrapped after Russia’s attack on Ukraine that year, according to the website.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

State-affiliated media has reported multiple cases of people being arrested for selling and buying Starlink terminals, including four people - two of them foreign nationals - arrested last month for "importing satellite internet equipment".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Amazon’s Leo satellite internet service is expected to launch in the middle of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The researchers, who used satellite data for their report, noted that last year's forest loss was still significant -- about the size of Denmark and 46 percent higher than a decade ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Sputnik weighed three times more than the United States' Vanguard 1 satellite, which had not even launched successfully.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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