communications satellite

Also known as comsat, SATCOM, communication satellite, communications satellites, communication satellites

artificial satellite designed for telecommunications

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A communications satellite is an artificial satellite designed to transmit and receive signals that carry phone calls, television, and internet data across long distances. It matters because it allows people to communicate and share information with others around the world without needing physical cables or wires connecting them.

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Subclass of: artificial satellite of the Earth
Image: AFSATCOM diagram.PNG
Has use: satellite communication

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topic's main category: Category:Communications satellites
Commons category: Communication satellites
topic has template: Template:Infobox communications satellite
Unicode character: 🛰
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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An Iridium satellite for satellite telephony

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “communications satellite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

communications satellite

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