satellite Definition

a hired agent or obsequious follower : minion, sycophant

a celestial body orbiting another of larger size

a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body

a television broadcasting system in which satellite transmissions are received by a dish antenna at the viewing location (such as a home) —called also satellite, satellite television

a microwave dish for receiving usually television transmissions from an orbiting satellite

a fraction of a eukaryotic organism's DNA that differs in density from most of its DNA as determined by centrifugation, that consists of short repetitive nucleotide sequences, that does not undergo transcription, and that is often found in centromeric regions

direct broadcast satellite

pictures taken from satellites

of, relating to, or being a system designed for the destruction or incapacitation of satellites