Another word for satellite
satellite
n.
A small planet that revolves around a larger one
moon, planetoid, minor planet, secondary planet, inferior planet, asteroid.
A man-made object put into orbit around a celestial body
space satellite, robot satellite, unmanned satellite, space station, orbital rocket, artificial moon, spacecraft, man-made moon, communications satellite, spy satellite, weather satellite, relay satellite, sputnik, satellite station, spy-in-the-sky.
Well known man-made satellites include: Tiros, Discoverer, Sputnik, Syncom, Early Bird, Echo, Telstar, Relay, Nimbus, Secor, Skylab, Soyuz, Mir, Ranger, Comstar, Voyager, Explorer, Intelsat, GOES, Viking, Landsat, NAVSTAR.
A smaller country dependent upon a larger one
protectorate, dependency, former colony, buffer state, mandate.
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Another word for satellite
One who supports and adheres to another:
adherent, cohort, disciple, follower, henchman, minion, partisan, supporter. See over, precede
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