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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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Plus, the U.S. links Chinese satellite imagery to a deadly Iranian strike, and the ultimate workplace survival guide.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 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

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

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

The Space Age began when the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, in 1957.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

SpaceX wants the vehicle to carry artificial-intelligence and next-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, as well as ferry people and cargo to other planets.

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

Glaciologist Mauri Pelto of Nichols College has also been tracking the iceberg using imagery from NASA-USGS Landsat satellites.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The dish, one of the most distinctive landmarks on the Fairbanks skyline, had been erected to collect data from satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar of Walt McCandless’s design.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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