TV broadcasts delivered via a satellite that is in geostationary orbit 22,000 miles above the Earth. Signals are beamed up to the satellite from an Earth station, then relayed back down again to be received by a dish. There are two such services in the US – DirecTV and EchoStar. ...
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satellite television: a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth
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