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通信专业英语;Unit Seven Satellite communication;御促钾诀族扁歹涉阂须鸡库烂暂厦豫越比刻谍阔命腹蒸奇寅珊错迫氟虽第沟通专业英语 7沟通专业英语 7; A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications.③ Modern communications satellites use a variety of orbits including geostationary orbits, Molniya orbits, other elliptical orbits and low (polar and non-polar) Earth orbits. A typical satellite communication system consists of a number of repeaters (transponders), each of which provides a large-capacity communication channel.④ Each transponder has a receiver tuned to a frequency range that has been allocated for uplink communication signals from Earth to the satellite. Following the receiver, each transponder consists of a frequency shifter to lower the received signals to a downlink frequency, a filter tuned to the frequency of the transponder and a power amplifier to transmit signals back to Earth.; Satellites have significant advantages over other modes of transmission such as cable and land-line microwave. The cost of transmission is independent of geographical terrain or distance, as long as both sender and receiver are within line of sight of the satellite (about one-third of the Earths surface). The communication capacity of a satellite is determined by the number of transponder channels and the volume of communication that can be transmitted on each channel. Although this varies from one type of satellite to another, the most commonly used satellite in 1995 had 24 transponders. Each can carry a color TV signal (or 6 digitally compressed TV signals) or at least 1200 telephone voice signals in one direction⑤. Each new generation of satellites tends to have increased communication capability. Satellites are less costly for transmission over extremely long distances - especially for relatively small volumes of communication. A communication signal can be sent to any number of reception points s