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Digital satellite television broadcasts already cover the globe. These broadcasts fulfil two main objectives, and dozens of other objectives. We all recognise the Direct-to-Home broadcasts that beam into homes via a dish or Satellite Master-Antenna System (SMATV) or perhaps are retransmitted via a microwave-based delivery systems.
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Bains, G., Forrester, C. (2011). 13 The Satellite Miracles. In: Forrester, C. (eds) High Above. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12009-1_13
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