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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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Krucial - the Glasgow-based start-up, which specialised in satellite technology, folded last year.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Despite its heady valuation, SpaceX is the dominant player in both reusable commercial rockets and global satellite internet.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Information from multiple satellite sensors was used to estimate GWS changes over the past 20 years.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Charter Communications, the company responsible for getting SportsNet LA on as many cable, satellite and streaming options as possible, on Thursday closed its $34.5-billion purchase of Cox.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Her parents bought it for her eighteenth birthday and had it equipped with GPS, satellite radio, and a little video screen that shows when you’re about to hit something in reverse.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Constrain magnesium and you constrain aircraft, missiles, ships, satellites, automobiles and American beer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

One possibility the team is especially interested in is using the technology aboard satellites, where minimizing size, weight and power consumption is particularly important.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

A ground-control system for GPS satellites called Next Generation Operational Control System was billed the “best-value GPS control system for the future.”

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Planners had hoped the mission would pave the way for giving other satellites a second life.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Like the farm boy who grew up to be a billionaire or the paperboy who now has a dozen satellites in space.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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