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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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Although the company successfully reused and recovered a booster for the rocket, the uncrewed mission did not deliver the satellite from the company AST SpaceMobile.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

BP has said it is consolidating its London headquarters and a satellite campus outside the city to combine staff for efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

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

There were satellite dishes and food trucks and newspeople everywhere.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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