🛰️ Satellite emoji
HTML
🛰
Unicode
U+1F6F0
What is 🛰️ called?
🛰️ is called the Satellite emoji.
Also known as communications satellite, artificial satellite, or orbiting satellite. These terms reflect common wording, regional usage, or how the symbol looks; Unicode’s official name is satellite.
What does 🛰️ mean?
🛰️ is officially named satellite. An artificial satellite orbiting Earth for communications, weather monitoring, navigation, or scientific research. These technological marvels enable global communications, GPS navigation, and scientific observation from space.
Use it for literal references to satellite and for space technology, global communications, scientific research, technological progress. It is a human-made spacecraft, not a natural moon; solar panels or antennae may be shown. Related choices include 🚡 Aerial tramway and 🚀 Rocket.
Other meanings
It can mean space technology, global communications, scientific research, technological progress. Context determines whether the message is literal, travel-related, practical, directional, or metaphorical.
Example Usage
The GPS satellite 🛰️ helped us navigate through the remote wilderness
The journey update includes satellite 🛰️
More details
Officially named satellite. Its code point is U+1F6F0. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.
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Visual description
A technological device with solar panels and communication equipment, designed for orbital operation around Earth.
It is a human-made spacecraft, not a natural moon; solar panels or antennae may be shown. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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