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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's also behind the satellite internet business Starlink, the enterprise's financial engine.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

SpaceX, which is now tracking to begin selling shares in mid-June, has distinct businesses, ranging from rocket-launch and satellite operations to a nascent AI unit that’s racing to catch up with rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

If successful, the listing of the rocket and satellite giant would dwarf any IPO in history and cement Musk's status as one of the most consequential entrepreneurs of his generation.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Ochwat and study co author Ted Scambos, a senior research scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder, said new satellite technologies could significantly improve scientists' understanding of rapid glacier retreat.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Blue Team knocked out his microwave towers and cut his fiber-optics lines on the assumption that Red Team would now have to use satellite communications and cell phones and they could monitor his communications.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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