all api requests in same action creator

function getSatellites() {
  return (dispatch, getState) {
    api.fetch('getOrganizations').then((response) {
      //if handling this data response is at all complicated, then you need to duplicate it.
      dispatch(recieveOrganizations(response.data))
    
      api.fetch('getSatellites', getState().organizations).then(response) {
        dispatch(receiveSatellites(response.data))
      }
    })
  }
}  

function someOtherFunctionThatNeedsOrganizations() {
  return (dispatch, getState) {
      api.fetch('getOrganizations').then((response) {
        dispatch(recieveOrganizations(response.data))
       
        api.fetch('otherApiCall', getState().organizations).then(response) {
         dispatch(receiveOther(response.data))
        }
    })
  }
}

thunk composition

// using thunks that return promises

function getOrganizations() {
  return (dispatch, getState) {
    return api.fetch('getOrganizations').then((response) {
      dispatch(recieveOrganizations(response.data))
    }
  }
}

function getSatellites() {
  return (dispatch, getState) {
    dispatch(getOrganizations).then(() => {
      api.fetch('getSatellites', getState().organizations).then(response) {
        dispatch(receiveSatellites(response.data))
      }
    })
  }
}  

function someOtherFunctionThatNeedsOrganizations() {
  return (dispatch, getState) {
    dispatch(getOrganizations).then(() => {
      api.fetch('otherApiCall', getState().organizations).then(response) {
        dispatch(receiveOther(response.data))
      }
    })
  }
}