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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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Thales Alenia Space—a joint venture between Thales and Italy’s Leonardo—last month signed an agreement with French satellite operator Eutelsat to supply payloads—equipment that satellites carry to perform their mission—for 330 low Earth orbit satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

French aerospace and defence group Thales said third-quarter sales and orders rose strongly as it benefited from higher European spending on weapons and satellite communication systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Today, space weather can interfere with electrical power systems, railway signaling equipment, satellite navigation, and communication networks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

“SpaceX just showed Wall Street what it really is: an AI infrastructure company with a satellite cash cow attached,” said tech-investment strategist Luke Lango, in e-mailed commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The article also described several people who had got lost with satellite navigation devices.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Thales Alenia Space—a joint venture between Thales and Italy’s Leonardo—last month signed an agreement with French satellite operator Eutelsat to supply payloads—equipment that satellites carry to perform their mission—for 330 low Earth orbit satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Specifically, the deal would combine Tesla's cars, robots and self-driving technology with SpaceX's rockets, data centres, satellites and telecommunications operations.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The flight carried 26 next-generation Starlink satellites into orbit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Musk has said SpaceX’s future success hinges on its Starship rocket, slated to carry astronauts to the moon and launch hundreds of thousands of communications satellites and orbiting data centers to power its AI ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

And it also is surrounded by a dozen or more satellites.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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