satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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In September 2024, satellite imagery appeared to show a launch failure at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia of the missile which is central to Putin's plans to modernize Moscow's nuclear arsenal.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Recent satellite imagery indicates even deeper stress.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Past satellite imagery has also indicated large burial sites.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
On the western side, construction was visible in satellite imagery captured this week around the existing Migrant Operations Center, where the United States has long held migrants picked up at sea.
—Allison McCann, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Recent satellite imagery indicates even deeper stress.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Past satellite imagery has also indicated large burial sites.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
On the western side, construction was visible in satellite imagery captured this week around the existing Migrant Operations Center, where the United States has long held migrants picked up at sea.
—Allison McCann, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for satellite imagery
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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