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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 company's satellite internet service, Starlink, is already generating most of SpaceX's revenue and profit.

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

A US aerospace company has announced plans to buy a satellite earth station in Cornwall.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile formed a joint venture to use satellite connections to eliminate U.S. dead zones.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The offices of the Paris-Journal briefly became an extremely small satellite of the Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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