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
Unable to return to the south, some displaced families are sharing the cost of purchasing satellite images -- at $140 -- to catch a glimpse of their hometowns.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
"Our results could help improve space weather forecasting and support safer satellite operations."
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
French satellite operator Eutelsat jumped more than 17% to a one-year high.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
With Sputnik 2, the Russians had put a satellite into orbit that weighed eleven hundred pounds.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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