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The use of orbiting satellites is an integral part of today’s worldwide communication systems. As the technology and hardware of such systems continue to advance significantly, it is expected that satellites will continue to play an ever-increasing role in the future of long-range communications. Each new generation of satellites has been more technologically sophisticated than its predecessors, and each has had a significant impact on the development and capabilities of military, domestic, and international communication systems. This progress is expected to continue into the next century, and the capability to transfer information via satellites may well surpass our present-day expectations.
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Gagliardi, R.M. (1991). Introduction. In: Satellite Communications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9760-4_1
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