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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/Novel|GoO|Chapter=3}} Together, an array of COM satellites form a [[COM|SATCOM network]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR28|TFoR|Chapter=28}} | |||
'''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. | |||
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|TFoR28}} | ||
The [[BLACK WIDOW communications satellite]] is a type of COMsat deployed by [[prowler]] stealth ships.{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=32}} | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Communications technology]] | [[Category:Communications technology]] | ||