satellite — satellited, adj. /sat l uyt /, n. 1. Astron. a natural 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 … Universalium
satellite dish — Dish Dish (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. di skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf. {Dais}, {Desk}, {Disc}, {Discus}.] 1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Satellite campus — A satellite campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area.Examples* The University of Waterloo School of Architecture moved from the university s main campus in Waterloo,… … Wikipedia
Army and Air Force Exchange Service imprest fund activity — A military operated retail activity, usually in remote or forward sites, when regular direct operations exchanges cannot be provided. It is a satellite activity of an Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) direct operation. The supported… … Military dictionary
Natural satellite — Moons redirects here. For other uses, see Moons (disambiguation). Two moons: Saturn s moon Dione occults Enceladus A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called its primary … Wikipedia
Prediction of volcanic activity — (also: volcanic eruption forecasting ) is an interdisciplinary scientific and engineering approach to natural catastrophic event forecasting. Volcanic activity prediction has not been perfected, but significant progress has been made in recent… … Wikipedia
Natural satellite habitability — Artist s impression of a hypothetical habitable moon of Upsilon Andromedae d Natural satellite habitability is the measure of a natural satellite s potential to sustain life. The study of natural satellite habitability is important to… … Wikipedia
Demeter (satellite) — DEMETER (Detection of Electro Magnetic Emissions Transmitted from Earthquake Regions) is a French micro satellite operated by CNES devoted to the investigation of the ionospheric disturbances due to seismic and volcanic activity. It was launched… … Wikipedia
Solar power satellite — A solar power satellite, or SPS or Powersat, as originally proposed would be a satellite built in high Earth orbit that uses microwave power transmission to beam solar power to a very large antenna on Earth. Advantages of placing the solar… … Wikipedia
Weather satellite — GOES 8, a United States weather satellite. The weather satellite is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be either polar orbiting, seeing the same swath of the Earth every 12… … Wikipedia
USS Satellite (1854) — was a steam powered large tugboat, acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War and equipped with two powerful 8 inch guns. She was assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.She served the Union Navy well,… … Wikipedia