satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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United Nations’ Satellite Center analysed data from satellite imagery of the Gaza Strip showing that due to the ongoing conflict, in September 76% of its agricultural land was impacted, with the potential loss of native species.
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Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Subscribe to hear this story In satellite imagery released last week, Russia appears to have experienced a setback in testing for its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at a remote launch site roughly 500 miles north of Moscow.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Commercial satellite imagery collected by Maxar and Planet show before-and-after views of the Sarmat missile silo at Plesetsk, a military base about 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of Moscow.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
It was moored at a base on the Chinese southern island of Hainan with Shandong, according to satellite imagery captured on October 8.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Subscribe to hear this story In satellite imagery released last week, Russia appears to have experienced a setback in testing for its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at a remote launch site roughly 500 miles north of Moscow.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Commercial satellite imagery collected by Maxar and Planet show before-and-after views of the Sarmat missile silo at Plesetsk, a military base about 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of Moscow.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
It was moored at a base on the Chinese southern island of Hainan with Shandong, according to satellite imagery captured on October 8.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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