satellite imagery

noun

: pictures taken from satellites

They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.

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Using witness accounts, satellite imagery and photos collected in 2025, RSF said at least two journalists were among those detained in the containers, which were installed at the compound of the province’s legislative assembly in Goma. —

ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 Amnesty based its conclusions on an analysis of video and satellite imagery, as well as interviews with three people outside the country with knowledge of the situation in Minab. —

Marin Scott, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026 The sound was likely from a different meteor that satellite imagery suggests entered Earth's atmosphere, according to the National Weather Service. —

Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 But now, companies including Planet Labs and Vantor are blocking or embargoing satellite imagery of the Middle East for days or weeks before public release. —

Emily Feng, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for satellite imagery

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