Satellite (disambiguation) explained

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

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

Groups and labels

• Les Satellites, a French alternative rock band
• Satellite (Polish band), a progressive rock band
• Satellite (American band), an alternative rock band
• Satellite (Australian band), a hard rock band
• Satellite Records (1957–1960), now Stax Records
• Satellites, a musical project of John Garrison

Albums

• Satellite (P.O.D. album), and the title song, 2001
• Satellite (Panic Room album), and the title song, 2010
• Satellite (The Player Piano album), 2007
• Satellite EP, and the title song, by Guster, 2007
• Satellite, by Sam Paganini, 2014
• Satellite, by Stephen Ashbrook, 1995
• Satellites (The Big Dish album), 1991
• Satellites, by The Script, 2024
• Satellites (Celldweller album), 2022

Songs

• "Satellite" (The Beloved song), 1996
• "Satellite" (Dave Matthews Band song), 1994
• "Satellite" (Guster song), 2006
• "Satellite" (Harry Styles song), 2022
• "Satellite" (The Hooters song), 1987
• "Satellite" (Lena Meyer-Landrut song), 2010; also recorded by Jennifer Braun, 2010
• "Satellite" (P.O.D. song), 2001
• "Satellite" (Rise Against song), 2011
• "Satellite" (Starset song), 2017
• "Satellit" by Ted Gärdestad, 1979
• "Satellites" (song), by September, 2005
• "Satellite", by Aimee Mann from Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo, 2000
• "Satellite", by All Time Low from Future Hearts, 2015
• "Satellite", by Anna Nalick from Wreck of the Day, 2005
• "Satellite", by Axle Whitehead from Losing Sleep, 2008
• "Satellite", by Bae Suzy, 2022
• "Satellite", by Bebe Rexha from Bebe, 2023
• "Satellite", by BT from Movement in Still Life, 1999
• "Satellite", by Catherine Wheel from Adam and Eve, 1997
• "Satellite", by Collective Soul from Youth, 2004
• "Satellite", by Def Leppard from On Through the Night, 1980
• "Satellite", by Depeche Mode from A Broken Frame, 1982
• "Satellite", by Elliott Smith from Elliott Smith, 1995
• "Satellite", by Elton John from Ice on Fire, 1985
• "Satellite", by Elvis Costello from Spike, 1989
• "Satellite", by Gabbie Hanna, 2017
• "Satellite", by Icehouse from Big Wheel, 1993
• "Satellite", by Joe Jackson from Fast Forward, 2015
• "Satellite", by Joey Badass from Summer Knights, 2013
• "Satellite", by John Coltrane from Coltrane's Sound, 1964
• "Satellite", by the Kills from Blood Pressures, 2011
• "Satellite", by Little Boots from Nocturnes, 2013
• "Satellite", by Loona from [+ +], 2019
• "Satellite", by Mayday Parades from Sunnyland, 2018
• "Satellite", by Natalie Imbruglia from White Lilies Island, 2001
• "Satellite", by Nickelback from No Fixed Address, 2014
• "Satellite", by Nine Inch Nails from Hesitation Marks, 2013
• "Satellite", by OceanLab, 2004
• "Satellite", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, a B-side of the single "Dreaming", 1988
• "Satellite", by Rebecca Black, 2018
• "Satellite", by Richard Wright from Broken China, 1996
• "Satellite", by the Sex Pistols, B-side of the single "Holidays in the Sun", 1977
• "Satellite", by Smash Mouth from Astro Lounge, 1999
• "Satellite", by TV on the Radio from Young Liars, 2003
• "Satellite", by the Wanted from The Wanted, 2012
• "Satellite", by Yo La Tengo from May I Sing with Me, 1992
• "Satellites", by Beyoncé from I Am... Sasha Fierce, 2008
• "Satellites", by Cherry Monroe, 2005
• "Satellites", by the Cinema from My Blood Is Full of Airplanes, 2011
• "Satellites (Act III)", by Crown the Empire from , 2014
• "Satellites", by Don Diablo from Future, 2018
• "Satellites", by Doves from The Last Broadcast, 2002
• "Satellites", by Enter Shikari from Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible, 2020
• "Satellites", by James Blunt from Moon Landing, 2013
• "Satellites", by Mew from + -, 2015
• "Satellites", by Periphery from , 2019
• "Satellites", by Rickie Lee Jones from Flying Cowboys, 1989
• "Satellites", by Sleeping with Sirens from Feel, 2013
• "Satelllliiiiiiiteee", by Flying Lotus from Cosmogramma, 2010
• "Satellites", by The Script, from the album of the same name, 2024

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