satellite
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That original satellite system may have been destroyed after Triton, Neptune's largest moon, was captured by the planet's gravity after forming elsewhere in the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Russian electronic warfare disrupts the satellite navigation systems in Ukrainian drones, forcing them to drift with prevailing winds or default flight paths, rather than toward their intended targets inside Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"This is what I would call a major oil slick," said John Amos, CEO of Skytruth, a specialist satellite environmental monitoring group.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
While Hong won the city of Madison and areas with University of Wisconsin satellite campuses. the margin was too small to push her past Crowley, according to AP election data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Sputnik weighed three times more than the United States' Vanguard 1 satellite, which had not even launched successfully.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
The CMEs cause beautiful auroras, and they can also affect life on Earth by causing geomagnetic storms that can knock down power grids and affect weather and communication satellites.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
More accurate information about atmospheric density can improve predictions of satellite motion, helping reduce the chance of collisions between satellites and between satellites and space debris.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The technique could also eventually support near-real-time measurements of atmospheric density around satellites.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The company is preparing to ship three more satellites, while BlueBird 17 through BlueBird 46 are in various stages of production and assembly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The agency envisioned itself developing the technology to launch weather satellites, probes we could send to the moon, and satellites that could warn us if a missile was coming.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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