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Communications satellite

A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth. Communications satellites are used for television, telephone, radio, internet, and military applications. Some…

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Communications satellite

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Triples155
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008368
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Communications satellite

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related to Military · 22
Communications satellite → Communications, Control Systems, DSCS, EHF, Examples, FLTSATCOM, Global Command, GSAT-7, India, Ka, Ku, Military Communication, MILSTAR, NATO, SHF, Skynet, Soviet Union, Typically, UHF, United Kingdom
related to International commercial satellite projects · 20
Communications satellite → April, By, Canada, Communications Satellite Corporation, COMSAT, Early Bird, In, Intelsat, Intelsat Agreements, Molniya, Over, PanAmSat, Russian, Soviet Union, Subsequent Intelsat, The Soviet Union, This, United States, US Government, When Intelsat
related to Origins · 19
Communications satellite → Arthur, Because, British, Clarke, Clarke Belt, Earth, Extraterrestrial Relays, In October, It, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, MHz, Mikhail Tikhonravov, October, Sergey Korolev, Soviet Union, Space Age, Sputnik, The, Wireless World
related to Early active and passive satellite experiments · 17
Communications satellite → Active, After, Communication Moon Relay, Earth, Earth's, Hawaii, January, Laboratory, Military, Moon, Passive, Since, There, United States Naval Research, Washington, With, Work
related to Beyond geostationary orbit · 16
Communications satellite → Also, Both, Earth, Earth-Moon-Libration, ESA, Installations, LunaNet, Lunar Internet, Mars, Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, Moon, NASA, Other, Positions, The Moonlight Initiative, There
related to Satellite constellation · 15
Communications satellite → Another, Canada's CASSIOPE, CASCADE, Earth, Earth-orbit, Globalstar, Internet, Iridium, It, Orbcomm, SpaceX, Starlink, The Iridium, This, Two
related to Satellite orbits · 12
Communications satellite → Communications, Earth, Earth's, GEO, Geostationary, LEO, Medium Earth, MEO, NGSO, Orbital, The, This
related to External links · 8
Communications satellite → Archived, Communications, David, Fifty Years, NASA SP-4217, Satellite Communication, Wayback Machine, WhalenBeyond The Ionosphere
related to Structure · 6
Communications satellite → Communication, Communications, Earth, Satellite, SunPower, The
related to Radio broadcasting · 4
Communications satellite → Mobile, Satellite, SR, United States

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Communications satelliteis aartificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder0.90text
WTBSinstance ofIt was Satcom 1 that was instrumental in helping early cable TV channels0.80text
Ascension Islandinstance ofRemote islands0.80text
Saint Helenainstance ofRemote islands0.80text
Diego Garciainstance ofRemote islands0.80text
and Easter Islandinstance ofRemote islands0.80text
where no submarine cables are in serviceinstance ofRemote islands0.80text
need satellite telephonesinstance ofRemote islands0.80text
Yagis or dish antennasinstance ofand are generally accessed by amateurs equipped with UHF or VHF radio equipment and highly directional antennas0.80text
hydrologyinstance ofThe data rate needed is typically much lower than in broadband satellite Internet access.Applications include disciplines0.80text
oceanographyinstance ofThe data rate needed is typically much lower than in broadband satellite Internet access.Applications include disciplines0.80text
meteorologyinstance ofThe data rate needed is typically much lower than in broadband satellite Internet access.Applications include disciplines0.80text

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