(n) a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth, Syn. satellite TV
n. [ F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an attendant. ] 1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. “The satellites of power.” I. Disraeli. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar. [ 1913 Webster ]
Satellite moth (Zool.), a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia). [ 1913 Webster ]