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Definition of Spy satellite
1. Noun. A satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions.
Definition of Spy satellite
1. Noun. An artificial space satellite used for reconnaissance or intelligence gathering. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spy Satellite
Literary usage of Spy satellite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sorting the Pieces: Relative Connections by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"... spy satellite Ten months prior to George Bush's defeat for the presidency, he
ordered that a communications satellite be produced, launched and situated ..."
2. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"Each of them had known that a single KH-12 spy satellite was effectively being
time-shared with the Russians. The US intelligence community had persuaded ..."
3. U.S.-Japan Strategic Reciprocity: A Neo-Internationalist View by Edward A. Olsen (1985)
"These disclosures include the planned development of a spy satellite capable of
photography and electronic monitoring of Far Eastern military developments ..."