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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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Amazon Leo, the US e-commerce giant's low-Earth orbit satellite network, aims to provide internet access to customers in areas with limited or no connectivity.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Because these blooms are easily detected from orbit, satellite observations provide scientists with an important way to monitor marine ecosystems in areas where collecting water samples is difficult.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“It pretty radically decreases the cost of building out these giant satellite constellations that China has made very clear that it wants to build out,” Bresnick said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It’s on a satellite country station, which somehow seems obscene.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Amazon launched its first batch of low-Earth orbit satellites last year and says it now has more than 390 satellites deployed, far behind Starlink's fleet of more than 10,000.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

SpaceX on Thursday plans to send 20 V3 Starlink satellites aboard Starship for the first time.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

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

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

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

He was the one who’d explained what an engineer was and how they built things—like spaceships and satellites.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine




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