satellite

[ˈsætəlaɪt]

Definition:
1. Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon.
2. A person who follows or serves another.
3. Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star.
4. Broadcast or disseminate via satellite.
5. Surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power.

Use 'satellite' in a sentence:

1. The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries.
2. The tentacles of satellite television are spreading even wider.
3. Italy became a satellite state of Germany by the end of the 1930s.
4. The satellite will study energy radiation from stars.
5. Every sporting event on television and satellite over the next seven days is listed.
6. Something must have gone wrong with the satellite link.
7. The game was relayed by satellite to audiences all over the world.
8. The $617 million satellite will study energy radiation from the most violent stars in the universe.
9. The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.
10. The satellite will cost an estimated £ 400 million.
11. Astronaut Pierre Thuot tried to latch the 15-foot robotic arm onto the satellite.
12. They have four satellite channels.
13. Ground controllers will then fire the booster, sending the satellite into its proper orbit.
14. The signals are sent by satellite link.
15. The satellite disappeared in a wink.
16. Satellites are uniquely suited to provide this information.
17. The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes.
18. The satellite revolves around the earth once every hundred minutes.
19. The live satellite broadcast was beamed into homes across America.
20. That will allow them to manoeuvre the satellite into the shuttle's cargo bay.
21. The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.
22. China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television.
23. The two countries signed an agreement to jointly launch satellites.
24. The satellite had been inactive since its launch two years ago.
25. The technology to allow relief workers to contact the outside world via satellite already exists.
26. The satellite acts as a drag on the shuttle.
27. The speech was broadcast via a satellite link.
28. Satellites route data all over the globe.
29. The news programme came to us via satellite.
30. The coded signal is received by satellite dishes.
31. People were awestruck by the pictures the satellite sent back to earth.
32. The moon is a satellite of earth.
33. NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.
34. Software is exported through a dedicated satellite link.
35. She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.
36. She was patched through to London on the satellite link.
37. The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world.
38. The web site provides regional weather reports, a shipping forecast and gale warnings. In addition, visitors can download satellite images of the U.S.
39. The interview came live by satellite from Hollywood.
40. A new satellite has been put into orbit around the earth.
41. The device is not designed to transmit to satellites.