Satellite
noun
A machine that is sent into space and moves around the earth, moon or another planet. It is used for collecting information or for communication.
The weather forecast is based on the data collected by satellites.
Often appears as...
- communication satellite
- reconnaissance satellite
noun
A small planet, moon or object that revolves around another bigger one.
The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite.
Often appears as...
- natural satellite
- moon satellite
noun
A country, organization, or person that is under the control or influence of a more powerful one.
During the Cold War, many countries were considered as satellite states of the Soviet Union.
Often appears as...
- satellite state
- satellite nation
adjective
Used to describe something that is separated from the main part but related to it.
The company has several satellite offices across the country.
Often appears as...
- satellite office
- satellite clinic
noun
A machine that is sent into space and moves around the earth, moon or another planet. It is used for collecting information or for communication.
The weather forecast is based on the data collected by satellites.
Often appears as...
- communication satellite
- reconnaissance satellite
noun
A small planet, moon or object that revolves around another bigger one.
The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite.
Often appears as...
- natural satellite
- moon satellite
noun
A country, organization, or person that is under the control or influence of a more powerful one.
During the Cold War, many countries were considered as satellite states of the Soviet Union.
Often appears as...
- satellite state
- satellite nation
adjective
Used to describe something that is separated from the main part but related to it.
The company has several satellite offices across the country.
Often appears as...
- satellite office
- satellite clinic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Space Usage
Refer to 'satellite' for objects specifically designed for tasks like GPS, weather monitoring, or surveillance in space.
The GPS system in your phone relies on signals from satellites.
Pro Tip 2/2Clarify Function
Specify the function when possible, such as 'communication satellite' for clarity on its purpose.
The broadcasting company launched a new communication satellite.
Pro Tip 1/2Space Usage
Refer to 'satellite' for objects specifically designed for tasks like GPS, weather monitoring, or surveillance in space.
The GPS system in your phone relies on signals from satellites.
Pro Tip 2/2Clarify Function
Specify the function when possible, such as 'communication satellite' for clarity on its purpose.
The broadcasting company launched a new communication satellite.
Pro Tip 1/2Space Usage
Refer to 'satellite' for objects specifically designed for tasks like GPS, weather monitoring, or surveillance in space.
The GPS system in your phone relies on signals from satellites.
Pro Tip 2/2Clarify Function
Specify the function when possible, such as 'communication satellite' for clarity on its purpose.
The broadcasting company launched a new communication satellite.
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
We navigated by looking at landmarks on the comet. We recognized features -- boulders, craters -- and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet. And, of course, it's the first satellite to go beyond the orbit of Jupiter on solar cells. Now, this sounds more heroic than it actually is,
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Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology
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Jonathan Foley: The...
and what I've been calling the other inconvenient truth. But first, I want to take you on a little journey. Let's first visit our planet, but at night, and from space. This is what our planet looks like from outer space at nighttime, if you were to take a satellite and travel
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How does your smartphone...
Let's break that down. First of all, why is it so important to know what time it is on a satellite when location is what we're concerned about? The first thing your phone needs to determine is how far it is from a satellite. Each satellite constantly broadcasts radio signals
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This Small Satellite...
that the frontier is worth opening up our satellites and our system that we're building has to pay for itself it has to exist for its own right not just because it's a cool thing to do but because it actually provides value at the end of the day makes the world better
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What if every satellite...
And since most objects sent to space are not designed with disposal in mind, these highways only become more congested over time. The good news is, we can protect ourselves by studying our solar system, creating backup options for our satellite networks,
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
heard them shout and they said killer whales get the whales and and we knew we were with a group so the only way we were ever going to be able to keep up with these guys is if we could get a satellite tag onto one of the members of the family group
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How do we study the...
from giant radio dishes to giant silver mirrors to space satellites, detecting light that would be otherwise blocked by the Earth's atmosphere. Astrophysicists don't just see the billions of stars among the billions of galaxies in the universe.
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The history buried under...
there are millions of undiscovered archaeological sites around the world and the only way that we're going to find them is by using satellites and as yet undeveloped technologies that you all will help invent but you're not even
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How cosmic rays help us...
Some of these questions cannot be answered solely from visual images, but what if we had messengers bringing us physical data from distant parts of the cosmos, beyond the reach of explorers or satellites?
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
We navigated by looking at landmarks on the comet. We recognized features -- boulders, craters -- and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet. And, of course, it's the first satellite to go beyond the orbit of Jupiter on solar cells. Now, this sounds more heroic than it actually is,
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
and what I've been calling the other inconvenient truth. But first, I want to take you on a little journey. Let's first visit our planet, but at night, and from space. This is what our planet looks like from outer space at nighttime, if you were to take a satellite and travel
Video examples
How does your smartphone...
Let's break that down. First of all, why is it so important to know what time it is on a satellite when location is what we're concerned about? The first thing your phone needs to determine is how far it is from a satellite. Each satellite constantly broadcasts radio signals
Video examples
This Small Satellite...
that the frontier is worth opening up our satellites and our system that we're building has to pay for itself it has to exist for its own right not just because it's a cool thing to do but because it actually provides value at the end of the day makes the world better
Video examples
What if every satellite...
And since most objects sent to space are not designed with disposal in mind, these highways only become more congested over time. The good news is, we can protect ourselves by studying our solar system, creating backup options for our satellite networks,
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
heard them shout and they said killer whales get the whales and and we knew we were with a group so the only way we were ever going to be able to keep up with these guys is if we could get a satellite tag onto one of the members of the family group
Video examples
How do we study the...
from giant radio dishes to giant silver mirrors to space satellites, detecting light that would be otherwise blocked by the Earth's atmosphere. Astrophysicists don't just see the billions of stars among the billions of galaxies in the universe.
Video examples
The history buried under...
there are millions of undiscovered archaeological sites around the world and the only way that we're going to find them is by using satellites and as yet undeveloped technologies that you all will help invent but you're not even
Video examples
How cosmic rays help us...
Some of these questions cannot be answered solely from visual images, but what if we had messengers bringing us physical data from distant parts of the cosmos, beyond the reach of explorers or satellites?
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James Roday
American Actor
Have I ever pretended to be something? I think back in college I think I might have told a girl that I was a professional tennis player once. And then, of course, she had never heard of me so I had to dig deeper. 'I'm just sort of on the playing satellites. You know, I'm kind of working my way up. I'm not ranked in the top 100 or anything.
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Ted Turner
American Businessman
I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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David E. Sanger
American Journalist
There are certainly some secrets the government needs to protect, but many of the most important clues about revolutions, nuclear transfers, and new military sites can be found online, in open chat rooms and commercial satellite photos.
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Marc Garneau
Canadian Astronaut
Canada's a huge country, so to be able to unite the country through communication satellite technology or to be able to observe it through remote sensing technology from space is a natural fit for a country like Canada.
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David Bohm
American Scientist
During the past few decades, modern technology, with radio, TV, air travel, and satellites, has woven a network of communication which puts each part of the world in to almost instant contact with all the other parts.
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Bonnie Raitt
American Musician
The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.
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Mona Simpson
American Author
Even more than we want good love for ourselves, we want it for our children, those vulnerable satellites of our hearts that we send, unsteady, into the world.
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Trevor Paglen
American Artist
When you look at the number of satellites, what they're doing and what they represent, it is really a vision of trying to have the world in your clutches.
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Olivier Theyskens
Belgian Designer
What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality.
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John M. Grunsfeld
American Astronaut
Hubble isn't just a satellite; it's about humanity's quest for knowledge.
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James Roday
American Actor
Have I ever pretended to be something? I think back in college I think I might have told a girl that I was a professional tennis player once. And then, of course, she had never heard of me so I had to dig deeper. 'I'm just sort of on the playing satellites. You know, I'm kind of working my way up. I'm not ranked in the top 100 or anything.
Quote examples
Ted Turner
American Businessman
I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
Quote examples
David E. Sanger
American Journalist
There are certainly some secrets the government needs to protect, but many of the most important clues about revolutions, nuclear transfers, and new military sites can be found online, in open chat rooms and commercial satellite photos.
Quote examples
Marc Garneau
Canadian Astronaut
Canada's a huge country, so to be able to unite the country through communication satellite technology or to be able to observe it through remote sensing technology from space is a natural fit for a country like Canada.
Quote examples
David Bohm
American Scientist
During the past few decades, modern technology, with radio, TV, air travel, and satellites, has woven a network of communication which puts each part of the world in to almost instant contact with all the other parts.
Quote examples
Bonnie Raitt
American Musician
The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.
Quote examples
Mona Simpson
American Author
Even more than we want good love for ourselves, we want it for our children, those vulnerable satellites of our hearts that we send, unsteady, into the world.
Quote examples
Trevor Paglen
American Artist
When you look at the number of satellites, what they're doing and what they represent, it is really a vision of trying to have the world in your clutches.
Quote examples
Olivier Theyskens
Belgian Designer
What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality.
Quote examples
John M. Grunsfeld
American Astronaut
Hubble isn't just a satellite; it's about humanity's quest for knowledge.
Example 1 of 10
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