Communications satellite
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A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunications 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. There are about 2,000 communications satellites in Earth's orbit, used by both private and government organizations.
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See also
- Commercialization of space
- Space pollution
- List of communication satellite companies
- List of communications satellite firsts
- NewSpace
- Reconnaissance satellite
- Satcom On The Move
- Satellite space segment
- History of telecommunication
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