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domestic satellite [də′mes·tik ′sad·əl‚īt] (aerospace engineering) A satellite in stationary orbit 22,300 miles (35,680 kilometers) above the equator for handling up to 12 separate color television programs, up to 14,000 private-line telephone calls, or an equivalent number of channels for other communication services within the United States. Abbreviated DOMSAT. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All but one major domestic satellite maker is in California and most of those are in the Los Angeles area," said Bob Paulson, an analyst and CEO of Aerostar Capital, which buys and consolidates small and medium-sized aerospace companies. In broadcasting, IDB is the conduit for international and domestic satellite broadcasts. Patterson, again, altered the satellite communications scene when he conceived and arranged the very first-ever, live multi-carrier transmission via domestic satellite, plus arranged the inaugural HDTV satellite transmission in 1989. |
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