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View synonyms for communications satellite

communications satellite

noun

  1. an artificial earth satellite that facilitates communications, as radio, television, and telephone transmissions, by means of the reflection or the amplification and retransmission of signals between stations on earth or in space.


communications satellite

noun

  1. an artificial satellite used to relay radio, television, and telephone signals around the earth, usually in geostationary orbit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of communications satellite1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

Two years later, a Russian satellite crashed into a communications satellite owned by the company Iridium.

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