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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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Musk said that SpaceX’s investment-grade credit rating and its diversified business, which includes revenue from rockets and Starlink satellite technology, enabled it to land the deal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

An exosatellite is a satellite located outside our Solar System.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The newly identified object orbits this brown dwarf, creating a remarkable arrangement in which a massive satellite circles an object that itself revolves around a star.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

This week, Finnish companies Nokia and ICEYE, external announced they would look at developing satellite communications for Ukraine's military defences.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Here’s what I’m going to do. We have a Scope on a satellite TV bird with a footprint in Ireland.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

As scientists begin identifying more satellites in distant planetary systems, they may discover that familiar distinctions between stars, planets, and moons are not as universal as once assumed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Future observations could also reveal whether massive satellites like the one proposed in CD-35 2722 are rare exceptions or part of a much broader population of unusual celestial objects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

It aims to launch the first of 288 planned satellites in December and become operational by early 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The terminals used to connect to the satellites are also an important factor.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The matter in all the satellites and the planets themselves may have been originally distributed in the form of rings, which condensed and accumulated to form the present moons and planets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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