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In simple terms a communication satellite is usually nothing but an orbiting repeater in the sky. The satellite picks up your signals on a particular frequency (uplink) and re-transmits the same on a different frequency (downlink). Your original signals are hence enhanced and made available to a huge area depending upon the coverage (footprint) of the satellite.
