satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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Latest satellite imagery shows that the United States aircraft carrier USS Nimitz continues to operate in the South China Sea, where China's sovereignty claims cover most of the waters.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
In August 2024, satellite imagery provider BlackSky also captured a Starlink V2 mini satellite orbiting over the Pacific Ocean near Alaska.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, satellite imagery showed thunderstorms lining up like freight trains — taking the same tracks over communities in Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky, according to the national Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Things quickly turn strange as details about the community, like how it’s not recognized in any satellite imagery, start to come to light.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
In August 2024, satellite imagery provider BlackSky also captured a Starlink V2 mini satellite orbiting over the Pacific Ocean near Alaska.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, satellite imagery showed thunderstorms lining up like freight trains — taking the same tracks over communities in Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky, according to the national Weather Prediction Center in Maryland.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Things quickly turn strange as details about the community, like how it’s not recognized in any satellite imagery, start to come to light.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 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 23 May. 2025.
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