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military satellite
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military satellite [′mil·i‚ter·ē ′sad·əl‚īt]
(aerospace engineering)
An artificial earth satellite used for military purposes; the six mission categories are communication, navigation, geodesy, nuclear test detection, surveillance, and research and technology.
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