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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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The channel needed to retain its biggest names to keep the channel valuable to cable and satellite TV providers who pay to carry it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

As a result, satellite fire counts may sometimes fall even when extensive burning continues on the ground.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

It is not clear if this is the same 60m boat pictured in the above satellite imagery.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It also uses SpaceX's parallel Starlink civilian satellite system, but not for offensive operations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mr. Talk-a-lot spends the entire ride chatting about stuff like "sales projections" and "the satellite team in Dallas" and "quarterly reports."

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

SpaceX last launched the mega-rocket in September, briefly sending it to orbit for the first time and deploying 26 of SpaceX’s new satellites.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

But its 648 satellites are no match for Starlink which has over 10,000.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Scientists measure Antarctic sea ice using satellites equipped with instruments called passive microwave sensors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Starlink is a civilian service that uses satellites in low Earth orbit to provide internet access, particularly in remote areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

M31 has two small satellites, dwarf elliptical galaxies bound to it by gravity, by the identical law of physics that tends to keep me in my chair.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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