Satellite (disambiguation)

A satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit, such as:

• Atmospheric satellite, a non-orbital unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that operates in the atmosphere at high altitudes for extended periods of time
• Communications satellite

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

Communication

• 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

Geography

• Satellite state, a dependent country
• Commuter town, a town within commuter range of a larger city
• Satellite campus, which is physically detached from the main campus
• Satellite Island (Tasmania), Australia
• Satellite Island (Washington), USA
• The Satellite, a small rock peak in Antarctica

Music

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

Albums

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

Songs

• "Satellite" (The Beloved song), 1996
• "Satellite" (Dave Matthews Band song), 1994
• "Satellite" (Guster song), 2006
• "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 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 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 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", by Don Diablo from Future, 2018
• "Satellites", by James Blunt from Moon Landing, 2013
• "Satellites", by Mew from + -, 2015
• "Satellites", by Rickie Lee Jones from Flying Cowboys, 1989
• "Satellites", by Sleeping with Sirens from Feel, 2013
• "Satelllliiiiiiiteee", by Flying Lotus from Cosmogramma, 2010

Biology

• Satellite (biology), a sub-viral agent
• Satellite (moth), a species of moth
• Satellite DNA
  • Minisatellite
  • Microsatellite
• Satellite chromosome, a chromosome structure

Other uses

• 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

See also

• Ciudad Satélite, in Naucalpan, Mexico
• Sattalites, a Canadian reggae group
• Satelight, an animation studio in Japan
• Satelit, a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad