satellite imagery

noun

: pictures taken from satellites
They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.

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People's Liberation Army Navy CNS Liaoning: Qingdao, Shandong The Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, was spotted at its home port in Qingdao in China's Shandong province on Thursday, according to satellite imagery. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 But frankly, none of the other allies, including the U.K., have the same access to satellite imagery as the United States does. CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025 Tanks and other resources can be seen in satellite imagery, and the motor pools full of old ones empty out as they get shipped to the battlefield and obliterated. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025 The Ukrainian intelligence official said that Ukraine was still able to receive satellite imagery from European allies which have their own capabilities. David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2025.

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