The video begins with Stomper watching a film narrated by actor Brian Cox about the loneliness of the Mars rover Curiosity.
After leaving the venue, Stomper then traverses through snow, parts of the Grand Canyon National Park, and desolate Los Angeles while thinking about Curiosity.
"[13] Michael Cragg of The Guardian wrote that the song "strut around shimmying melodies suddenly punctuated by stadium-ready crescendos".
[15] Lucy Ford of GQ praised the song's video, stating that "Never, in the history of love songs, have the jagged, cold edges of a vacuum cleaner been more clearly transformed into something quite so heartbreaking" while also noting that the video's concept elicits "free-flowing, ugly sobs we usually only expect around the annual John Lewis Christmas advert drop.
"[16] Maureen Lee Lenker from Entertainment Weekly also supported the video, writing that "The story of search for connection in the universe and yearning for the person you're crushing on to take notice of you perfectly matches the lyrics to "Satellite.