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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

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

By analyzing tens of thousands of satellite images, the Journal identified hundreds of damaged buildings across more than two dozen installations—offering the most comprehensive public accounting of the war’s damage to American facilities to date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Then, as if the Sputnik satellite wasn’t frightening enough, just one month later the Russians launched Sputnik 2, which carried a dog as a passenger.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

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

The other half would actually be satellites transiting the sky.

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

If the ring were not so close to Saturn, this effect would not be so strong, and the particles could accrete, making small snowballs and eventually growing into satellites.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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