Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with satellite in American Collocation
satellite
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈsæt(ə)lˌaɪt/
artificial
astronomical
civilian
communications
meteorological
military
radar
reconnaissance
spy
weather
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in October 1957.
launch a satellite
deploy
launch
On board was the largest telecommunications satellite ever launched.
follow a satellite
follow
track
The user’s device must then track a satellite’s movement across the sky.
find a satellite
find
locate
Then move the dish to locate the required satellite.
operate a satellite
control
operate
The satellites were operated from a remote ground station in Australia.