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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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Vantor published satellite images of Russian tanks and troops in position near the border of Ukraine before the war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Special Operations Command last year added new software to provide near-real-time commercial satellite images on soldiers’ mobile devices, a Socom spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

According to a CNN report on Sunday, satellite images show that Iran has unblocked 50 out of the 69 tunnel entrances bombed by the US and Israel at 18 underground missile facilities.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A recent satellite image shows the extent of the excavations for the underground section, which the president has said will be three-storeys deep.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He’d once gone to Defcon Two because his human satellite stations were out.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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