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

The service is transmitted via the Satcom IV satellite, which, because it is received by far fewer cable operators than Satcom III-R, reaches only 2 million of the 30 million cable homes in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Sotheby's president, John L. Marion, opened the bidding, he stood in front of a back-lit picture of an orbiting Satcom that was no challenge to Turner for delicacy and draftsmanship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Models of Explorer I and a 1976 Satcom satellite hover above.

From Time Magazine Archive