satellite \sat"ellite\, n. f., fr. l. satelles, -itis, an
   attendant.
   1. an attendant attached to a prince or other powerful
      person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "the satellites of
      power." --i. disraeli.
      1913 webster

   2. astron. a secondary planet which revolves about another
      planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. see
      solar system, under solar.
      1913 webster

   satellite moth zool., a handsome european noctuid moth
      scopelosoma satellitia.
      1913 webster
see also:
solar system solar satellite moth scopelosoma satellitia