Editing Communications satellite (section)

=== Military ===
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{{Further|X Band Satellite Communication}}
Communications satellites are used for [[military communications]] applications, such as [[Global Command and Control System]]s. Examples of military systems that use communication satellites are the [[MILSTAR]], the [[DSCS]], and the [[FLTSATCOM]] of the United States, [[NATO]] satellites, United Kingdom satellites (for instance [[Skynet (satellite)|Skynet]]), and satellites of the former [[Soviet Union]]. India has launched its first Military Communication satellite [[GSAT-7]], its transponders operate in [[UHF]], [[F band (NATO)|F]], [[C band (IEEE)|C]] and {{Ku band}} bands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-s-first-military-satellite-poor-country-satellite-put-into-earth-s-orbit-414080|title=India's first 'military' satellite GSAT-7 put into earth's orbit|website=NDTV.com|date=2013-09-04|access-date=2013-09-18}}</ref> Typically military satellites operate in the UHF, [[Super High Frequency|SHF]] (also known as [[X-band]]) or [[Extremely high frequency|EHF]] (also known as [[Ka band|K<sub>a</sub> band]]) frequency bands.