communications satellite

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   an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit

   Broadersatellite

   Part ofcommunication system

   Partssatellite receiversatellite transmitter

Questions about communications satellite

What does communications satellite mean?

communications satellite means "an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit".

Is communications satellite a common word?

communications satellite is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.