fixed satellite

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noun

a satellite in a geostationary orbit

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Words nearby fixed satellite

fixed-point representation, fixed price, fixed pupil, fixed-rate mortgage, fixed-rate pacemaker, fixed satellite, fixed sign, fixed star, fixed trust, fixed virus, fixed-wing

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How to use fixed satellite in a sentence

Initially, it will be able to carry 1,000-pound satellite-guided bombs or 500-pound laser-guided weapons.
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One Air Force official said that with enough time and more money, the EOTS could be fixed.
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People on fixed incomes and government pensions are the first to feel the pain.
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In 1870, the very Germanically-named August Ruengling fixed a harness for a circus rider and obtained free passes for his family.
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The teen refused to drop his knife, according to officers, fixed them with “a 100-yard stare,” and walked toward them.
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As men fixed in the grip of nightmare, we were powerless—unable to do anything but wait.
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Her eyes, for a moment, fixed themselves with a horrid conviction of a wide and nameless treachery.
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The Princess still kept her eyes fixed on Louis, while, in a suppressed and unsteady voice, she answered her governess.
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She kept her eyes fixed steadily on his, saying what followed gently, calmly, yet as though another woman spoke the words.
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“It looks better than any house around here now, since you fixed it up and painted it,” said Sol.
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