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A satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.

Contents

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Communication
• Geography
• Music
• Groups and labels
• Albums
• Songs
• Other uses
• See also

Satellite or satellites may also refer to:

Astronomy

• Natural satellite, an orbiting object not man-made and not in direct orbit around the Sun or another star; a moon
• Satellite planet, a planetary-mass moon
• Satellite galaxy, a galaxy that orbits another

Biology

• Satellite (biology), a sub-viral agent
• Satellite (moth), a species of moth
• Satellite DNA
  • Minisatellite
  • Microsatellite
• Satellite chromosome, a chromosome structure

Communication

• Communications satellite
• Satellite television, television service provided over Earth-orbiting satellites
• Satellite phone
• Satellite radio, radio service provided over Earth-orbiting satellites
• Satellite Internet access, Internet service provided over Earth-orbiting satellites
• High-altitude platform station, or atmospheric satellite, a long endurance, high altitude aircraft

Geography

• Satellite state, a dependent country
• Satellite city, a smaller, self-contained city within a larger city's metro area
• Commuter town, a residential town within commuting range of a large city
• Satellite campus, which is physically detached from the main campus
• Satellite Island (Tasmania), Australia
• Satellite Island (Washington), U.S.
• The Satellite (Antarctica), a small rock peak in Antarctica

Music

Other uses

• Satellite airfield
• Satellite terminal
• Satellite tornado, a smaller tornado that orbits around a larger "parent" tornado
• Satellite (software), an open source system management system developed by Red Hat
• NES Satellite, a Nintendo Entertainment System accessory
• Plymouth Satellite, any of several car models built by Plymouth in the 1960s and early 1970s
• Toshiba Satellite, a product line of notebook computers
• Satellite, the name for the old Domino City in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
• Satellite portfolio, an investment strategy, see Core & Satellite
• Satellite tournament, a minor tournament or event on a competitive sporting tour
• Client software Satellite of defunct peer-to-peer file-sharing system Audiogalaxy (1998-2002)

See also

• Ciudad Satélite, in Naucalpan, Mexico
• Sattalites, a Canadian reggae group
• Satelight, an animation studio in Japan
• Satelit, a neighborhood of the Serbian city of Novi Sad

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