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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 unit's revenue rose more than nine times from a year earlier to $7.6 billion, overtaking the Starlink satellite internet business as the company's largest source of sales.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

BBC Verify has studied satellite images that show extensive burnt buildings in the north-east corner of Amiet Market, which is also known in Arabic as Al-Na'am Market.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

It also plans to bolster satellite connectivity through Amazon Leo—a satellite network in low Earth orbit to provide high-speed internet—expand its logistics footprint, and work on a new production slate of content for Prime Video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The channel needed to retain its biggest names to keep the channel valuable to cable and satellite TV providers who pay to carry it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

And in order for it to work, his father would have to have his satellite phone on, which was unlikely at this point in the storm.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The flight carried 26 next-generation Starlink satellites into orbit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Musk has said SpaceX’s future success hinges on its Starship rocket, slated to carry astronauts to the moon and launch hundreds of thousands of communications satellites and orbiting data centers to power its AI ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the case of InnerPlant, that optical signal is a glow given off by the plant that is invisible to the human eye but detectable by tractors with cameras in the field, drones or satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

SpaceX last launched the mega-rocket in September, briefly sending it to orbit for the first time and deploying 26 of SpaceX’s new satellites.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Not only are known volcanoes and known hazards being watched, but radar from satellites is being used to monitor land that has not displayed volcanic activity as far as we know, but might one day.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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