Satellite, a bay Arabian, was imported to Australia at high cost by the Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1st Baronet, for the Crown in 1823. Satellite stood little more than 14 hands with perfect symmetry, combined length, breath, depth and muscle, sufficient to furnish the Mounted Police Corps of the Colony with troop horses which could scarcely be overweighted or over-ridden.
Satellite covered his first season between 15 October and 15 December 1823 for the Government at Wellington, New South Wales, later in the stud of Colonel Dumaresq, St Heliers, Hunter River; and finally at the Camden property of the Messrs. Macarthur where he died.
A very successful sire in the early days of New South Wales, he sired the Foundation Mares of Colonial Families C29 and C57.