satellite
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Analysts use satellite images to measure the rise and fall of floating tank roofs, estimating from the size of the shadows they cast how full they are.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This extra resistance can gradually alter satellite trajectories and cause some spacecraft to lose altitude faster than expected.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Elon Musk’s conglomerate of rocket launches, satellite communications, AI and the ghost of Twitter is hoping to get a valuation north of $1.5 trillion.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Elon Musk is going all-in on artificial intelligence, but his xAI has been gobbling up SpaceX’s cash, diverting attention away from the rocket-launch and satellite operations.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Soviet rocket scientists had just launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, a 184-pound aluminum sphere that was orbiting Earth every ninety-six minutes at 18,000 miles per hour.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing satellite
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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