satelloid

[ sat-l-oid ]

nounAerospace.
  1. a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.

Origin of satelloid

1
First recorded in 1950–55; satell(ite) + -oid

Words Nearby satelloid

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How to use satelloid in a sentence

  • At its tremendous speed only the almost total absence of air molecules kept the satelloid from turning into a blazing torch.

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
  • The altitude needle tied into the grid showed that the satelloid was dropping fast.

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
  • Would he have had the courage to drive the satelloid into the warhead?

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
  • This time there would be no satelloid, no Pickering to give his life.

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
  • The satelloid was a fragile thing compared to the Aztec—a moth compared to a hawk.

    First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton