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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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French aerospace and defence group Thales said third-quarter sales and orders rose strongly as it benefited from higher European spending on weapons and satellite communication systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Rubio said Wednesday that Washington had no prior knowledge of the slowdown of the SpaceX satellite communications.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

To bring his Starlink satellite internet network to the country, he will need to rethink his diplomatic approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Today, space weather can interfere with electrical power systems, railway signaling equipment, satellite navigation, and communication networks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Sometimes I’d take them outside and point out a satellite to them.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The Financial Times leads on the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, as he considers merging his two companies SpaceX and Tesla into a "sprawling conglomerate spanning rockets, satellites, social media, robots and cars".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Why not combine cars, rockets, social media, satellites, AI and solar panels under one roof?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Other planned investments include spending on Amazon Leo, which aims to provide high-speed internet via a network of satellites, and upgrading the company's retail and logistics warehouses to use more robotics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The space business featured 35 launches in the quarter, including 21 that sent more Starlink satellites into orbit, as well as others for commercial and government customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

When he looked at the planet Jupiter, Galileo found that it was accompanied by several small satellites or moons that orbited around it.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking


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