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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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It earlier agreed to release roughly $36 million in federal funds to NPR for the public radio satellite system, resolving a portion of the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers have proposed quantum compasses as highly accurate, "unjammable" alternatives to GPS that do not rely on satellites, and phonon lasers could help bring such concepts closer to reality.

From Science Daily

South Lhonak Lake was first captured by a covert CIA satellite surveillance program designed to focus on the Soviet bloc.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Isfahan, for example, satellite imagery from February indicated all entrances to its tunnel complex appeared to be sealed off with earth, which would make any operation more difficult.

From BBC

Musk plans to create a “self-growing city” on the moon and catapult satellites into orbit from the lunar surface.

From MarketWatch