SATELLITE

noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin satellit-, satelles attendant Date: circa 1548 a hired agent or obsequious follower ; minion , sycophant , 2. a celestial body orbiting another of larger size, a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body, someone or something attendant, subordinate, or dependent, a usually independent urban community situated near but not immediately adjacent to a large city, ~ adjective