Satellite Definition–noun | 1. | Astronomy. a n
1de
atural body that revolves around a planet; a moon. |
| 2. | a country under the domination or influence of another. |
| 3. | something, as a branch office or an off-campus facility of a university, that depends on, accompanies, or serves something else. |
| 4. | an attendant or follower of another person, often subservient or obsequious in manner. |
| 5. | a device designed to be launched into orbit around the earth, another planet, the sun, etc. |
–adjective | 6. | of, pertaining to, or constituting a satellite: the nation's new satellite program. |
| 7. | subordinate to another authority, outside power, or the like: summoned to a conference of satellite nations. |
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