satellite
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Musk said that SpaceX’s investment-grade credit rating and its diversified business, which includes revenue from rockets and Starlink satellite technology, enabled it to land the deal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The term exomoon generally describes a natural satellite orbiting a planet or another object beyond our Solar System, although astronomers have not agreed on an official definition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
The newly identified object orbits this brown dwarf, creating a remarkable arrangement in which a massive satellite circles an object that itself revolves around a star.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Part of the EU's space programme, the European satellite companies Eutelsat, SES and Hispasat are leading the project in a consortium called SpaceRISE.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
There is a news van with a satellite on top.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
As scientists begin identifying more satellites in distant planetary systems, they may discover that familiar distinctions between stars, planets, and moons are not as universal as once assumed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Future observations could also reveal whether massive satellites like the one proposed in CD-35 2722 are rare exceptions or part of a much broader population of unusual celestial objects.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
The first satellites are slated to launch in 2029.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
France's Eutelsat, with its OneWeb internet service, is the main alternative - but it only has about 600 active satellites, compared to Starlink's 10,000-plus.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The Galilean satellites of Jupiter are each almost as big as the planet Mercury.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing satellite
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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