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Satellite phone
A satellite phone, also called a satphone, is a mobile telephone connecting directly to orbiting satellites, enabling calls and texts from remote areas beyond all cellular coverage.
Satellite quantum key distribution
Satellite quantum key distribution (SatQKD) uses quantum signals sent over free-space optical links between satellites and ground stations to generate secret encryption keys, with eavesdropping detectable by quantum mechanics.
Satellite remote sensing of the ocean
Satellite remote sensing of the ocean is the measurement of sea surface properties from orbit using electromagnetic sensors instead of ships and buoys, observing sea level, winds, temperature, ice, and color.
Satellite Shankar (सैटेलाइट शंकर)
Satellite Shankar (सैटेलाइट शंकर), 2019 Hindi action drama directed by Irfan Kamal, starring Sooraj Pancholi as a soldier traveling home to his ailing mother; released 8 November 2019, box office disaster.
Satellite spectrum and orbital-slot coordination
Satellite spectrum and orbital-slot coordination is the international ITU system by which satellite operators obtain rights to frequencies and orbital positions through filing and coordination.
Satellite spectrum and orbital-slot regulation
Satellite spectrum and orbital-slot regulation is the international system, administered by the International Telecommunication Union, through which satellite frequencies and orbital positions are filed, coordinated, and recorded to prevent interference.
Satellite state
Satellite state: a formally sovereign country effectively controlled by a stronger power; a Cold War political term, not a legal one, applied to Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe and, more recently, Belarus under Russia.
Satellite television
Satellite television, also called satellite TV or direct-to-home TV, delivers programming through communications satellites received by home dish antennas or earth stations feeding cable networks.
Satellite television in the United States
Satellite television in the United States is the delivery of TV programming to American homes and businesses by geostationary satellites, which grew into cable's principal competitor.
Satellite tobacco necrosis virus coat protein-like
Satellite tobacco necrosis virus coat protein-like: the STNV capsid protein family, a 196-aa, 21 kDa jelly roll beta-sandwich in 60 T=1 copies, RNA-dependent assembly, calcium-stabilized, homologous to TBSV and SBMV shell domains.
Satellite village
A satellite village is a village on the outskirts of a larger town, functioning as a subordinate part of the town's economy while its residents live there.
Satellite-derived bathymetry
Satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) is the calculation of shallow water depth from satellite sensors, a low-cost remote alternative to surveys in inaccessible areas, formally guided by the IHO since 2024.
Satellite-derived irradiance
Satellite-derived irradiance is the estimation of surface solar irradiance from satellite imagery rather than ground instruments, the principal method for mapping irradiance globally since the 1960s.
Satellites (The Script album)
Satellites (2024) is the seventh studio album by Irish pop-rock band The Script, released on BMG on 16 August 2024. It is their first album as a four-piece after guitarist Mark Sheehan's April 2023 death and debuted at No. 1 in Ireland and No. 2 in the UK.
SATENA Flight 8849
SATENA Flight 8849 was a Colombian domestic flight from Cúcuta to Ocaña whose Beechcraft 1900D crashed into a mountainside in January 2026, killing all 15 aboard.
Satha I
Satha I, also written Sattha or Chetta I, was a king of Cambodia from 1576 whose reign ended with the fall of his capital Longvek to Siam in 1594.
Śaṭhakopa
Śaṭhakopa, known in Tamil tradition as Nammāḻvār, is the ninth-century Tamil poet-saint of Kurukur, most celebrated of the twelve Āḻvārs and author of the Tiruvāymoḻi.
Satheesan ministry
Satheesan ministry: the 21-member council of ministers of Kerala headed by Congress CM V. D. Satheesan (UDF, 102 of 140 seats, 2026), holding finance, ports and law, with Chennithala as home minister.
Sather
Sather is a non-proprietary object-oriented programming language developed at ICSI in Berkeley from 1990, based on Eiffel, compiling to C code that performs nearly as fast as hand-written C.
Sathi (সাথী) (2002 film)
Sathi (সাথী) is a 2002 Bengali musical romantic drama directed by Haranath Chakraborty, starring Jeet in his debut role opposite Priyanka Upendra, with Ranjit Mallick; a sacrifice romance produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, distinct from the 2002 Hindi film Saathiya.
Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)
Sathi Leelavathi (சதி லீலாவதி) is a 1995 Tamil comedy directed by Balu Mahendra, produced by Kamal Haasan, starring Ramesh Aravind, Kalpana, Heera, loosely adapted from She-Devil, remade as Biwi No.1 and Rama Shama Bhama.
Sathi Leelavathi (2026 film)
Sathi Leelavathi (సతీ లీలావతి) is a 2026 Telugu romantic comedy-drama directed by Tatineni Satya, starring Lavanya Tripathi Konidela and Dev Mohan; released 8 May 2026, streamed on Sun NXT and JioHotstar from 20 May 2026.
Sathien Setthasit
Sathien Setthasit (สาธิต เสถียรสิทธิ์), formally Sathien Sathientham, is a Thai businessman who co-founded the Carabao energy drink in 2001 and serves as CEO of Carabao Group, listed in Bangkok in 2014.
Sathish
Sathish (Sathish Muthukrishnan), Tamil film actor born 1987 in Salem; comedian known for Ethir Neechal who became a lead actor with Naai Sekar and serious roles in Vithaikkaaran and Sattam En Kaiyil.
Sathuranga Vettai (சதுரங்க வேட்டை)
Sathuranga Vettai (சதுரங்க வேட்டை), also Sathuranka Vettai, is a 2014 Tamil con-artist thriller directed by debutant H. Vinoth, starring Natarajan Subramaniam as Gandhi Babu, produced by Manobala, released 18 July 2014, with a long-delayed sequel.
Sathya (சத்யா) (2017 Tamil film)
Sathya (சத்யா), 2017 Tamil mystery thriller directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy, starring Sibiraj, Remya Nambeesan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar; official remake of Telugu film Kshanam, released 8 December 2017, music by Simon K. King.
Sathya Sai Baba (రత్నాకరం సత్యనారాయణ రాజు)
Sathya Sai Baba, born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju (1926–2011), was an Indian spiritual teacher who declared himself the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi and built free hospitals, a university, and water projects.
Sathyaraj (சத்தியராஜ்)
Sathyaraj (சத்தியராஜ்), born Rengaraj in 1954 in Coimbatore, is a Tamil film actor with over 250 films, famous as Kattappa in Baahubali, a former villain-turned-hero, and star of Coolie (2025).
Sathyavan Savithiri
Sathyavan Savithiri (சத்யவான் சாவித்திரி) is a 2026 Tamil courtroom drama directed by debutant Praveen S Vijaay, starring Keerthy Suresh and Mysskin as opposing lawyers, releasing November 20, 2026 after a postponement from July 24.
Sati (crater on Ganymede)
Sati is a 95-km-diameter, two-ringed, highly degraded impact crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede at 30.84°N, 12.8°W, IAU-approved in 1988 and named for the Egyptian wife of Khnum.