satellite

satellite
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ commercial, research
▪ military, reconnaissance, spy
▪ meteorological, weather
▪ communications, GPS
▪ artificial
▪ geostationary
VERB + SATELLITE
▪ launch
▪ put into orbit, send into orbit
▪ put into space, send into space
SATELLITE + VERB
▪ be in orbit, orbit sth
▪

About 100 Russian satellites are orbiting the earth.

▪ detect sth, monitor sth, track sth
▪

a new satellite that monitors changes in the environment

▪ provide
▪

American reconnaissance satellites provide images of the earth.

SATELLITE + NOUN
▪ image, imagery, photo, photograph, picture
▪

high-resolution satellite imagery

▪ broadcast
▪ data
▪ feed, link
▪

The pictures are broadcast through a live satellite link with Tokyo.

▪ communications, system, technology
▪ dish, receiver
▪ phone, radio, television, TV
▪ navigation
▪ broadcaster, channel, company, provider (esp. AmE), station
PREPOSITION
▪ from a/the satellite
▪

images from satellites

▪ via satellite
▪

The game will be broadcast via satellite.


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