Combined Science GCSE
Satellite communications
What Satellite communications means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Satellite communications
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Reference: AQA
Sending signals to and from satellites, because microwaves can pass easily through the Earth's atmosphere and are not strongly absorbed by it.
Topics that use Satellite communications
Related terms
- Absorption
- Absorption by water molecules
- Communication technologies
- Diffract
- Emission
- Energy transfer and absorption
- Infrared
- Microwaves
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