Satellite communication
Satellite communications is the most developed and economically most important of all space applications.
Satellite communication systems is type of communication differs from terrestrial communication systems in the way the transmitter is not based on the ground but in the sky: the transmitter consists of a ground-based part, and the satellite-based part that 'reflects' the signals towards the receivers.
In the maritime community, satellite communication systems such as Inmarsat provide good communication links to ships at sea.
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