Satcom

American  

[sat-kom] / ˈsætˌkɒm /

noun

1. one of a series of privately financed geosynchronous communications satellites that provide television, voice, and data transmissions to the U.S.

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Etymology

Origin of Satcom

1965–70; sat(ellite) com(munications)

Example Sentences

Other programs include a $440-million defense contract that Boeing was awarded in March to build another Wideband Global Satcom satellite, which provide fast and secure communications for the U.S. and its allies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

In 1975, Satcom I transmitted the television feed of Home Box Office, an event that marked the birth of cable satellite programming.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2013

Satcom plans to release a fully mobile version next year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another source of programming for basic cable is the superstations�independent broadcast-TV stations that also lease space on Satcom, whose signals bounce to the earth stations of cable systems all over the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tagliaferro's company, a subsidiary of Gulf & Western, is not on Satcom III-R, but he wishes it were.

From Time Magazine Archive