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Satellite emoji 🛰️

🛰️ is the satellite: a spacecraft with solar panels. It means satellites, space and signal — launches, Starlink, GPS and “tracking you”, weather and spy satellites…

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What the satellite 🛰️ emoji means

🛰️ is the satellite: a spacecraft with solar panels. It means satellites, space and signal — launches, Starlink, GPS and “tracking you”, weather and spy satellites — and space news in general. Added in Emoji 1.0 (2015) with a variation selector; 📡 satellite antenna is the dish on the ground. Space set: 🚀 rocket, 🌌 milky way, 🧑‍🚀 astronaut; the location it fixes 📍 round pushpin.

Unicode name: satellite · U+1F6F0 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.

IN A MESSAGEclear night, watched the satellite train go over 🛰️✨

How people use it

  • Space: launches, orbit
  • Signal: GPS, internet, tracking
  • Weather: satellite images
  • Surveillance: “they’re watching” jokes

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
satelliteU+1F6F0 U+FE0FOrbit, signal
satellite antennaU+1F4E1Dish
rocketU+1F680Launch
milky wayU+1F30CSpace
round pushpinU+1F4CDLocation

Questions people ask

What does 🛰️ mean?

A satellite — space, signal, GPS, tracking.

What is the difference between 🛰️ and 📡?

🛰️ orbits in space; 📡 is the dish antenna on the ground.

Why does 🛰 look grey?

It needs its variation selector; copy 🛰️ from this page.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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