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'''Communication satellites''', sometimes abbreviated as '''COM satellites''' or '''comsats''', are small, automated satellites placed in orbit around [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colonies and in space to relay communications signals.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 50''</ref> Together, an array of COM satellites form a [[COM|SATCOM network]].<ref name="for">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 266'' (2001 edition)</ref> | '''Communication satellites''', sometimes abbreviated as '''COM satellites''' or '''comsats''', are small, automated satellites placed in orbit around [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colonies and in space to relay communications signals.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 50''</ref> Together, an array of COM satellites form a [[COM|SATCOM network]].<ref name="for">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 266'' (2001 edition)</ref> | ||
They are found in orbit above several major UNSC worlds, including [[Earth]], [[Reach]], and [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. They can be accessed through the planetary network, and [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] such as [[Cortana]] and [[Serina]] have done so for various purposes. | They are found in orbit above several major UNSC worlds, including [[Earth]], [[Reach]], and [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. They can be accessed through the planetary network, and [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]] such as [[Cortana]] and [[Serina]] have done so for various purposes.{{Ref/Reuse|for}} | ||
The [[BLACK WIDOW communications satellite]] is a type of COMsat deployed by [[prowler]] stealth ships.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 300''</ref> | The [[BLACK WIDOW communications satellite]] is a type of COMsat deployed by [[prowler]] stealth ships.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 300''</ref> |