communications satellite
noun
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.
Origin of communications satellite
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby communications satellite
British Dictionary definitions for communications satellite
communications satellite
noun
an artificial satellite used to relay radio, television, and telephone signals around the earth, usually in geostationary orbit