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

Word History and Origins

Origin of communications satellite¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast