Definition of Satellite

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Satellite

An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.

A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.

Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.

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Satellite Quotations

A satellite has no conscience.
Edward R. Murrow

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.
Sally Ride

I went to Sirius Satellite Radio and did my show, Rapping With Rip.
Rip Taylor

Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products.
Charles W. Pickering

Obviously with the onset of cable and satellite, there are more opportunities for programming and original programming, so it creates more opportunities for actors and producers and directors and everything.
Anthony Michael Hall

I can remember in early elementary school when the Russians launched the first satellite. There was still so much unknown about space. People thought Mars was probably populated.
Christa McAuliffe

I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty much among people that had held previous experience in that particular satellite. So, I was in that, in a good position then.
Umberto Guidoni

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.
Marc Garneau

The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act expires at the end of this year. Thus, we must act quickly to ensure our constituents continue to receive the services they enjoy.
Eliot Engel

When we did the pilot, I sort of pictured this guy pirating a signal and then this story unfolding of him building this satellite and these robots and watching these bad movies.
Joel Hodgson

Satellite Translations

satellite in Afrikaans is trawant
satellite in Dutch is trawant, satelliet
satellite in French is satellite
satellite in German is Satellit, Satelliten
satellite in Italian is satellite
satellite in Norwegian is satelitt
satellite in Swedish is drabant, satellit

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