satellite
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In 2009, an Iridium Communications satellite hit a nonfunctional Russian communications satellite, generating around 1,800 pieces of debris at least 10 centimeters in size.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Wang, in a Chinese foreign ministry statement, said Beijing had "shared crucial information with Nepal, including disaster area imagery, satellite and hydrological data, as well as early warnings about upstream barrier lakes".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
They said more tankers have been leaving the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf with transponders turned off — known as “dark crossings” — with satellite coverage limited and ship-to-ship transfers increasing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
BBC Verify has traced the path of the deadly flash flood using verified videos and satellite imagery.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
With this technology, Korolev had put the first satellite, Sputnik, into orbit.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
It says Starlink satellites will move out of the way when the chance of a collision exceeds three out of 10 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
At least 41,000 more satellites are expected to be deployed to low-Earth orbit between this year and 2034.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Chinese company LandSpace Technology recently showed it could reuse a rocket booster, like SpaceX does, a feat that could help it deploy satellites faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Scientists monitoring data from satellites and ocean buoys declared the onset of El Niño in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Galilean satellites of Jupiter are each almost as big as the planet Mercury.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing satellite
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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