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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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An Iranian-linked group compiled information from ship and aircraft transponders, military photographs and commercial satellite photos to track American warships and look for vulnerabilities in their ship-born communications, the report found.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

He would normally message Mingma G through his Garmin satellite tracker to let him know he'd arrived safely at the next camp.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Nature reported last week satellite image analysis showed some warning signs before the disaster, which, had they been spotted, could have flagged the area "as a hotspot warranting closer attention and monitoring".

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

That’s the highest such temperature in the modern record of satellite data, according to Michelle L’Heureux, El Niño team lead at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

On those satellite images the city looked so small compared to the hurricane, such a tiny thing about to be cut to pieces by that gigantic spinning blade.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

They can put at risk our satellites, power plants and water supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The company last launched satellites in July, though it has future missions booked with ULA and others.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Ministers said they wanted to create jobs and help Britain and its partners launch satellites without relying on countries "further afield".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

SpaceX completed its 80th Starlink launch of the year on Sunday, sending 27 satellites to low-Earth orbit from California.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

But far from becoming morose, Kepler wished to find additional satellites and wondered how many satellites each planet should have.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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