satellite imagery
noun
: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.
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Some evidence, including social media discussion, satellite imagery showing large-scale construction, road-widening projects, entry restrictions suggest one possible location would be a dam near Xirang village, not far from the de facto border with India.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Over ensuing years, satellite imagery, water testing and ground observations revealed contaminated rivers over hundreds of miles in remote parts of Alaska.
—Barbara Moran, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
An in-depth report on how Tanzanian police crushed election protests with lethal force by BBC Verify, a specialist team of journalists using methods such as open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, and data analysis.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Also, check here for the latest satellite imagery of your region courtesy of the GOES 16 weather satellite.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Over ensuing years, satellite imagery, water testing and ground observations revealed contaminated rivers over hundreds of miles in remote parts of Alaska.
—Barbara Moran, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
An in-depth report on how Tanzanian police crushed election protests with lethal force by BBC Verify, a specialist team of journalists using methods such as open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, and data analysis.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Also, check here for the latest satellite imagery of your region courtesy of the GOES 16 weather satellite.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for satellite imagery
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“Satellite imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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