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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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Starlink has about 9,600 satellites in orbit now, which is about 15 times as many as the orbital fleet of the next largest satellite service provider, according to estimates from New Street Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

SpaceX’s regulatory filing last week ahead of its IPO revealed a financially smart marriage between its space-launch services division and its profitable Starlink satellite internet operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The plans follow a trial of satellite connectivity across operators including LNER, South Western Railway and Great Western Railway, with the technology to be rolled out across nationalised main line services through funding worth £57m.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The rocket and satellite company won a $2.29 billion fixed-price deal to contribute to what the Space Force called its Space Data Network Backbone program.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

On those satellite images the city looked so small compared to the hurricane, such a tiny thing about to be cut to pieces by that gigantic spinning blade.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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