What does 🛰️ Satellite mean?
An artificial satellite orbiting Earth with its solar panels spread out. It is used for space, communications, GPS, satellite TV and satellite internet. People use it when talking about signals, space news, rocket launches and tracking. It can also suggest being very remote or broadcasting a message far and wide.
🛰️ Satellite is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (air transport), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
Example messages
🛰️ Satellite on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Satellite looks on each platform.
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Satellite emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Satellite emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🛰️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :satellite:.
When was the Satellite emoji added?
🛰️ Satellite was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🛰️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Satellite. The underlying code (U+1F6F0 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.