From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcommunications satellitecomˌmuniˈcations ˌsatellite noun [countable] TCBa satellite that is used to send radio, television, and telephone signals around the world
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communications satellite• The second stage of the rocket carrying Intelsat 6, the world's biggest communications satellite, failed to separate.• There were no reports of communications satellite failures. 