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Encyclopedia > Satcom

SATCOM or Satcom may refer to the following:


SATCOM or Satellite communication is used in some airliners such as the 747.

  • A generic term for Communications satellites or comsats.
  • A specific family of comsats, Satcom was one of the earliest geostationary communications satellites.
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Satcom was one of the first geostationary satellites.
Satcom was the first satellite used by broadcast TV networks in the United States, like ABC, NBC, and CBS, to distribute their programming to all of their local affiliate stations.
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