The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GANYMEDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result GANYMEDE
- Satellite many misinterpreted to have jagged edge all round
- Smitten gay men date heartless Trojan hunk
- Moon's gravitational constant may need adjusting
- Beautiful youth ultimately serving some old lawmaker
- Moon named Calypso’s core, eg rocky
- Deny game is fixed by satellite
- Gay men out on date, not content to see the moon
- Moon, eg named for orbiting around Mercury in the end
- Beautiful youth, awfully mean and edgy
- Gay men, fancy of French serving boy
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The straight part
We know that "Satellite" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case satellite = ganymede.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.