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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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Fox News has also broadened its base of advertisers in recent years and benefits from negotiated increases in revenue from cable and satellite providers that carry the channel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

One of the earliest detailed surveys appeared in a 1982 study that used early Landsat satellite data, aerial photography, and topographic maps to examine the island's ice cover.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Another Rubin scientist said it has had “positive dialogues” with a half-dozen other satellite companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

I was immediately reminded of what Krakauer’s wife told him by satellite phone before he began his push from Everest’s base camp.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

He broke up into gales of laughter just as the network cut his satellite feed.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

It will also release two small satellites, known as 'CubeSats', each approximately the size of a shoebox, to gather additional observations from much closer distances.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

SpaceX currently has about 11,000 operational satellites in orbit around the Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

SaxaVord in Unst is the UK's first fully-licensed spaceport with several companies interested in using the site to launch small satellites into orbit.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Long before satellites began monitoring its ice, Vega Island played an unexpected role in one of Antarctica's dramatic early exploration stories.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Certainly the most watched by NASA. We have all twelve of our Martian satellites taking pictures whenever his site's in view. The European Space Agency has both of theirs doing the same."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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