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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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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

A satellite is any object that travels around another object.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

This makes the possible moon far more massive than any natural satellite in our Solar System.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

A highly-produced video on the EU Space Policy's website declares: "With Iris², Europe will no longer depend on others for satellite connectivity."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

With Sputnik 2, the Russians had put a satellite into orbit that weighed eleven hundred pounds.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Swift Coat, a maker of antireflective coated glass for satellites, plans to hire two or three workers by the end of the year at its facility in a dusty industrial park in northern Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 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

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

Starlink already has more than 11,000 satellites in orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The beach was on an island where an evil mad scientist was developing a laser beam that could blast satellites out of the sky.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein


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