| Qualifier | satellite |
| Definition | identifier for a satellite DNA marker, compose of many tandem repeats (identical or related) of a short basic repeated unit; |
| Value Format | "<satellite_type>[:<class>][ <identifier>]" where satellite_type is one of the following "satellite", "microsatellite", "minisatellite" |
| Example | /satellite="satellite: S1a" /satellite="satellite: alpha" /satellite="satellite: gamma III" /satellite="microsatellite: DC130" |
| Comment | many satellites have base composition or other properties that differ from those of the rest of the genome that allows them to be identified. Please also visit: http://www.insdc.org/controlled-vocabulary-satellite-qualifier |