satellite

An object launched to orbit Earth or another celestial body, as a device for reflecting or relaying radio signals or for capturing images.

A celestial body, such as a moon, planet, comet, or other solar system body, that orbits a larger body.

A small unit in a system or organization that is managed or controlled by a larger, often centrally located unit.

A nation dominated politically and economically by another nation.

An urban or suburban community located near a big city.

One who attends a powerful dignitary; a subordinate.

A subservient follower; a sycophant.

A short segment of a chromosome separated from the rest by a constriction, typically associated with the formation of a nucleolus.

A colony of microorganisms whose growth in culture medium is enhanced by certain substances produced by another colony in its proximity.