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satellite imagery

American  
[sat-uh-lahyt im-ij-ree] / ˈsæt əˌlaɪt ˈɪm ɪdʒ ri /

noun

plural

satellite imageries
  1. photographs taken from space by an artificial satellite in orbit.


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Using satellite imagery and analyzing the vessel’s history, Kpler caught the Hero II off the coast of Singapore executing an illicit ship-to-ship transfer with another vessel, the Magnolia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

But satellite imagery shows several olive trees around the house razed to the ground.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Several Iranian-linked vessels also appear to have turned off their transponders while sailing out of the Gulf before reappearing in the Arabian Sea, satellite imagery seen by maritime firms apparently confirming their route.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It also used flight-tracking data, satellite imagery, social media videos, news and academic articles to support its analysis.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

This is what people did in the old days before satellite imagery and Doppler radar.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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