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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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But as the price of his satellite service increased, De Salvo cut the cord in 2021 and declined to follow the team to its new TV home on a competing pay channel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

When it rises, it briefly breaks the surface and sends its data home by satellite.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

By reusing boosters - which are generally seen as the most valuable part of a rocket - the cost of satellite launches and space exploration can be significantly lowered.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

"The good news is that there are huge opportunities to explore and learn using both government and commercial satellite platforms already in orbit," said Jim Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

We couldn’t get a three-pound satellite off the ground.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The mission would be the first flight for Starship “V3,” a redesigned version of the vehicle that is aimed at deploying bigger satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Those include colonizing Mars, putting more than 1 million satellites in orbit and putting mass drivers on the moon.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

But its main business is the manufacture and launch of rockets and telecommunications satellites called Starlink.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

"We're now eagerly waiting to see if a new island is about to be born -- something that we've only rarely been able to observe with satellites as it happens," Garvin said.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

With more instruments and better instruments, with strengthened partnerships, and with new technology from software to satellites, the story of Mount St. Helens erupting right now would be very different than in 1980.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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